biotic

UK/baɪ'ɒtɪk/US/bai'ɔtik/

Definitions

adj.

Relating to or resulting from living organisms

生物的；由生物引起的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

biolife, living things

-ticrelating to, having the nature of

=biotic

bio (life) + -tic (adj.) = 'of life, living.' In ecology, biotic factors are the living parts of an environment (plants, animals, microbes), contrasted with abiotic ones (light, water, temperature).

Root bio still carries 34 more words

Example Sentences

1.
Biotic factors include predators, prey, and disease.
2.
A healthy soil is full of biotic activity.

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