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.
The average workday for a surgical tech job can be different depending on where the surgical tech works and the area of medical specialty; however, the daily conditions are generally the same. Surgical techs work in clinical settings, alongside surgeons and nurses. On an average day, a surgical tech may be expected to attend as many as twenty surgeries, which can last anywhere from 15 minutes to well over 8 hours for more complicated surgeries. Surgical techs spend the majority of their day on their feet, doing very physically demanding work for long shifts.