The ability of any organism to survive when subjected to abiotic factors (non- living physical and chemical components of the environment) or biotic factors (living components and interactions) is called tolerance.
Explanation of Tolerance
- Tolerance refers to an organism's capacity to withstand environmental variations or stresses caused by abiotic factors like temperature, light, water, pH, and biotic factors such as competition, predation, or disease.
- Organisms have a range of tolerance that defines the conditions under which they can survive and reproduce. When conditions move outside this range, survival becomes difficult or impossible.
- This concept is important in ecology to understand species distribution and ecosystem dynamics.
Therefore, the correct term for the ability of an organism to survive under abiotic and biotic pressures is tolerance.
