ICSE Class 8 Answered

Biotic components

Abiotic components

• Living component of an ecosystem.

• Non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment which affect ecosystems.

• Living things that directly or indirectly affect organisms in environment.

• Affect the ability of organisms to survive, reproduce; help determine types and numbers of organisms able to exist in environment.

• Example: All plants, animals, bacteria, fungi

• Example: Water, light, wind, soil, humidity, minerals, gases.