what are abiotic and biotic?
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Science Dictionary: Abiotic Factors.Abiotic Factors:: are non-living physical and chemical elements of an environment. These factors are important for the survival of the organisms of that environment. (See biotic factors.)
Biotics describe living or once living components of a community; for example organisms, such as animals and plants. Biotic may refer to: Life, the condition of living organisms. Biology, the study of life. Biotic material, which is derived from living organisms.
A biotic factor is a living thing that has an impact on another population of living things or on the environment. Abiotic factors do the same thing, but they are non-living. Together, biotic and abiotic factors make up an ecosystem. To survive, biotic factors need abiotic factors. In turn, biotic factors can limit the kinds and amounts of biotic factors in an ecosystem.