What makes something biotic?

I learned this acronym in middle school that tells you if something is alive, or biotic: MRS NERG. Does the thing... Move? Respire? Sense its environment? obtain Nutrition? Excrete waste products? Reproduce? Grow? read more

Basically biotic refers to anything living or that was living, and the term seems to usually be used when describing the relationship of living things to each other or when describing a community of living things. read more

How organisms make new cells and develop necessary body parts. Growth How organisms make new individuals like themselves. Reproduction How organisms get oxygen and release carbon dioxide to make usable energy. Respiration Catalyst Complete page U1-2 of packet Include: Definition Picture Example When finished: Teacher check off, hang on wall. 15 min. read more

Biotic factors in an ecosystem are the living things that affect other living things in that ecosystem. Competition, consumption, predation, parasitism, disease, even symbiosis are all ways a biotic factor could have an effect on the other creatures they encounter. read more