Abiotic factors in a lake ecosystem include non-living components such as light, temperature, pH of the water and oxygen content. Biotic factors include living components of a lake such as bacteria, phytoplanktons, aquatic plants, zooplankton, crustaceans, molluscs, insects, fish and other vertebrates. Continue Reading.
To become a surgical tech, it's usually only a year. I believe it's a certificate program, not a degree. And I recommend that if you know you want to be in the OR and you want to assist with surgery, go for the surgical tech. Nurses have pretty much been phased out from actually assisting the surgeon.
3.) You will attend a 4 year medical school. Near graduation you will need to apply for a residency program at a graduate school of medicine. 4.) Once in a residency program it will depend upon which field you enter as to how long your residency will be.Some are 3 years such as family practice. Surgeons can be in a residency program for 4 to 5 years.Once you are in a residency program you can specialize in your chosen field. So the total time to become a brain surgeon or Neurosurgeon, not counting high school, is roughly 12 years.hird you must do a general surgery residency - 5 years. Fourth you must do a pediatric surgery fellowship - 2 years. Total - 15 years. some people have to do some research during their general surgery residency in order to apply for a pediatric surgery fellowship...may be 1-2 years more.