Biotic factor — Science definition
A living influence on a population — food, predators, disease, competitors.
Where it is taught
- Habitats, Resources & Population Change — Ecosystems, Matter & Energy, Life Science & Scientific Inquiry, Grade 7
In use
The factors acting on them divide in two: a biotic factor is a living one, such as food, predators, disease or competitors, and an abiotic factor is a non-living one, such as temperature, water, light, soil or space.
Habitats, Resources & Population Change