what is biotic factor
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Biotic components, or biotic factors, can be described as any living component that affects another organism or shapes the ecosystem. This includes both animals that consume other organisms within their ecosystem, and the organism that is being consumed
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Biotic factor
In this factor include the living organisms of the environment like plant, animals, bacteria and viruses.
It is classified into the three groups.
1) producers carry out photosynthesis, e.g. plants and algae
2) consumers are the organisms which eat or devour other organisms. It is divided into primary, secondary and tertiary consumers.
- Primary consumers (herbivores) eat the producers like plant and algae
- Secondary consumers kill and eat the herbivores. They are also termed as carnivores.
- Tertiary consumers kill and eat the secondary consumers, thus also called secondary carnivores. e.g. lions and tigers.
3) decomposers are organisms which breakup the dead bodies of plant and their waste products. It include fungi and certain bacteria.
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