Biotic Vs. Abiotic

Biotic Component

Biotic Components are the living things that shape an ecosystem.


Biotic Components are contrasted to Abiotic Components which are non-living components of an organism's environment, such as temperature, light, moisture, air currents, etc.

Biotic Components usually include:

Producers, i.e :autotrophs e.g. plants, they convert they convert the energy from photosynthesis, or other sources such as hydrothermal vents into food.

Consumers, i.e : heterotrophs e.g. animals, they depend upon producers (occasionally other consumers) for food.

Decomposers, i.e :detritivores e.g. fungi and bacteria they break down chemicals from producers and consumers (usually dead) into simpler form which can be reused.


Biotic factors are any living component that affects another , including animals . For example:

1.Plant grows

2.Plant is eaten by a rabbit

3.Rabbit is eaten by a cat

4.Cat is eaten by a Jaguar

Abiotic components

Abiotic components are non-living things that living organisms need to survive such as:

1.Water

2.Air

3.Temperature