alleryStart learning →Coal is grouped as a biotic resource because it forms from what?
ADissolved sea salts
BDecayed organic matter
CCompressed beach sand
DMelted volcanic rock
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Decayed organic matter
Coal and petroleum count as biotic because they were formed from the decayed remains of living things.
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