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    biotic
    /bʌɪˈɒtɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. relating to or resulting from living organisms: "biotic interactions"

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  2. BIOTIC definition: 1. involving, caused by, or relating to living things in the environment: 2. involving, caused by…. Learn more.

  3. Biotic factors refer to all living organisms from animals and humans, to plants, fungi, and bacteria. The interactions between various biotic factors are necessary for the reproduction of each species and to fulfil essential requirements like food, etc. Examples of Biotic Factors.

  4. Oct 4, 2019 · Biotic factors are the living parts of an ecosystem. Because of the way ecosystems work – as complex systems of competition and cooperation, where the action of every life form can effect all the others – any living thing within an ecosystem can be considered a biotic factor.

  5. : having a (specified) mode of life. endobiotic. Examples of biotic in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Adjective. These are all a set of models which emphasize the abiotic selective pressures on life forms, as opposed to the biotic ones.

  6. Associated with or derived from living organisms. The biotic factors in an environment include the organisms themselves as well as such items as predation, competition for food resources, and symbiotic relationships. Compare abiotic.

  7. As with so many scientific terms, the word biotic derives from the Greek biotikos, meaning "pertaining to life." Any ecosystem consists of the biotic entities — the living organisms — along with their physical environment, and the study of that ecosystem centers on the impact of one element on the other.

  8. BIOTIC meaning: 1. involving, caused by, or relating to living things in the environment: 2. involving, caused by…. Learn more.

  9. Definition of biotic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. adjective. 1. of or relating to living organisms. 2. (of a factor in an ecosystem) produced by the action of living organisms. Compare edaphic. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C17: from Greek biotikos, from bios life. Word Frequency. biotic in American English. (baɪˈɑtɪk ) adjective.

  11. 1. (Biology) of or relating to living organisms. 2. (Biology) (of a factor in an ecosystem) produced by the action of living organisms. Compare edaphic. [C17: from Greek biotikos, from bios life]