AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A biotic factor is a living organism that shapes its environment. In a freshwater ecosystem, examples might include aquatic plants, fish, amphibians, and algae.

Detailed explanation-2: -An example of a biotic factor in a forest ecosystem is a tree. The living component (all kind of plants, animals, and microorganisms) called biotic component, and several non-living components like sunlight, air, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Biotic factors are the living factors or organisms of an ecosystem, like plants, animals, and microorganisms. Abiotic factors refer to the non-living factors or elements of an ecosystem such as air, water, and soil.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biotic Factors Example: Plants, animals, human beings, decomposers, yeast, insects, etc. All these biotic components interact to develop new generations i.e to reproduce new organisms to maintain stability in the food chain.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plants and algae use sunlight, water, carbon dioxide to create the energy they need to grow and live via photosynthesis. Here, trees and mushrooms are plants or products of plants. Squirrels come under animals and bacteria is a microbe. All these come under the category of biotic factors.