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biotic
1. A reference to common life; secular.
2. Pertaining to life or living organisms; caused by, produced by, or comprising living organisms.
2. Pertaining to life or living organisms; caused by, produced by, or comprising living organisms.
(Greek: life; living, live, alive)
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“biotic”
bio-, bi-, -biotic
Greek: life; living, live, alive.
A unit about "life" and "living, bio words is one of the largest units with at least 681 words and definitions; and it also includes six self-scoring quizzes to challenge your knowledge.
Certainly the significance of the many aspects of life and living have produced many versions of bio words and should be considered by anyone wishing to expand his/her vocabulary fluency.
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biotic environment
1. The biological factors acting on an organism, which arise from the activities of other living organisms, as distinct from physical factors.
2. The living organisms of a community habitat or environment.
2. The living organisms of a community habitat or environment.
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biotic factor
An environmental factor associated with, or resulting from, the activities of living organisms.
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biotic potential
1. The maximum possible number, or intrinsic rate of natural increase, of offspring produced by an individual under ideal conditions.
2. The capacity of a population of living organisms to increase under ideal and optimal environmental conditions.
2. The capacity of a population of living organisms to increase under ideal and optimal environmental conditions.
Environmental factors; such as, limitation of resources, predation, and disease mean that the biotic potential is seldom realized.
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A local group of interdependent plants and animals that are often found together: A biotic community exists when living things of different species live together in the same region and depend on one another in order to thrive successfully.
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The part of an organism's environment produced by its interaction with other organisms: The biotic environment of a living thing involves its surroundings in relationship and interaction with other organisms.
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1. An organic variable affecting an ecosystem: One biotic factor relates to the changing population of elephants and its effect on the African savanna.
2. A circumstance created by a living thing or any living component within an environment in which the action of the organism affects the life of another organism, for example, when a predator consumes its prey in a quail’s environment: The biotic factors include the living elements of the environment, such as the quail’s prey: insects, seeds, etc., and the quail’s predators, the coyotes.
2. A circumstance created by a living thing or any living component within an environment in which the action of the organism affects the life of another organism, for example, when a predator consumes its prey in a quail’s environment: The biotic factors include the living elements of the environment, such as the quail’s prey: insects, seeds, etc., and the quail’s predators, the coyotes.
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