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View synonyms for biotic
biotic
[ bahy-ot-ik ]
adjective
- pertaining to life.
biotic
/ baɪˈɒtɪk /
adjective
- of or relating to living organisms
- (of a factor in an ecosystem) produced by the action of living organisms Compare edaphic
biotic
/ bī-ŏt′ĭk /
- Consisting of living organisms. An ecosystem is made up of a biotic community (all of the naturally occurring organisms within the system) together with the physical environment.
- 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
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of biotic1
C17: from Greek biotikos , from bios life
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Example Sentences
This other doubt is a passionate doubt, it is the eternal conflict between reason and feeling, science and life, logic and biotic.
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These contact zones are, in a special sense, the province of geography in both its physical and its biotic aspects.
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Each of these has varying combinations of physical and biotic factors that are important in the ecology of amphibians.
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The last is like that described for the Tamaulipan Biotic Province.
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Within these zones certain ecologic communities can be recognized; these represent several biotic provinces.
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