In 1989, the Exxon Valdez spilled nearly 42,000,000 liters of oil into Prince William Sound, Alaska. How would this spill be classified?

Abiotic environmental

Biotic environmental

Genetic

Pathogenic

Verified Answer :

In biology and ecology, abiotic components
or 
abiotic factors
are non-living chemical and physical parts of the 
environment that
affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems. 
Abiotic factors
and phenomena associated with them underpin all biology.
So the oil
spill is a non-living chemical

Correct Answer:

A. Abiotic environmental

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