What Is the Meaning of Biotic Factors?
Biotic factors are the living components—that is, the plants, animals and other organisms—that constitute an ecosystem. These factors are dependent on one another for sustenance. They interact with the abiotic factors in which they subsist, such as air, water, temperature and soil, thereby functioning together as a unit. Biotic factors are variously classified as primary producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers, and detritivores or decomposers, depending on their respective feeding positions within an ecosystem.
