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biotic factor
a living thing, as an animal or plant, that influences or affects an ecosystem: How do humans affect other biotic factors? Weather is not a biotic factor because it is not alive. -
abiotic factor
a nonliving condition or thing, as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it: Abiotic factors can determine which species of organisms will survive in a given environment. -
amphibiotic
having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians -
antibiotic
Antibiotics are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections. -
biome
a major ecological community, extending over a large area and usually characterized by a dominant vegetation -
biotic potential
the capacity of a population of organisms to increase in numbers under optimum environmental conditions.