Step 1: Understanding the Physical Factor of Ecosystem
In an ecosystem, physical factors refer to the non-living components that influence the environment, such as temperature, light, water, and climate. These factors are essential for maintaining the balance of the ecosystem.
Step 2: Why Other Options are Incorrect
- (B) Animal: Animals are biotic factors, not physical factors. Biotic factors refer to living components of the ecosystem.
- (C) Plant: Plants are also biotic factors, influencing the ecosystem by providing oxygen, food, and habitat for animals.
- (D) Microbe: Microbes are living organisms and thus biotic, not physical factors.
Thus, the correct answer is (A) Temperature.
Find the unknown frequency if 24 is the median of the following frequency distribution:
\[\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \text{Class-interval} & 0-10 & 10-20 & 20-30 & 30-40 & 40-50 \\ \hline \text{Frequency} & 5 & 25 & 25 & \text{$p$} & 7 \\ \hline \end{array}\]
Two concentric circles are of radii $8\ \text{cm}$ and $5\ \text{cm}$. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches (is tangent to) the smaller circle.