Biotic component - Wikipedia Biotic component This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 November 2017. Biotic components are the living things that shape an ecosystem. Biotic components usually include : Producers, i.e. autotrophs : e.g. plants, convert the energy ( from photosynthesis ( the transfer of sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into energy ), or other sources such as hydrothermal vents ) into food. Consumers, i.e. heterotrophs : e.g. animals, depend upon producers ( occasionally other consumers ) for food. Decomposers, i.e. detritivores : e.g. fungi and bacteria, break down chemicals from producers and consumers ( usually dead ) into simpler form which can be reused. A biotic factor is any living component that affects the population of another organism, or the environment. This includes animals that consume the organism, and the living food that the organism consumes. Biotic factors also include human influence, pathogens, and disease outbreaks. Each biotic factor needs energy to do work and food for proper growth. All species are influenced by biotic factors in one way or another. For example, if the number of predators will increase, the whole food web will be affected as the population number of organisms that are lower in the food web will decrease due to predation. Similarly, when organisms have more food to eat, they will grow quicker and will be more likely to reproduce, so the population size will increase. Pathogens and disease outbreaks, however, are most likely to cause a decrease in population size. Humans make the most sudden changes in an environment ( e.g. building cities and factories, disposing of waste into the water ). These changes are most likely to cause a decrease in the population of any species due to the sudden appearance of pollutants. Biotic components are contrasted to abiotic components, which are non-living components that influence population size and the environment. Examples of abiotic factors are : temperature, light intensity, moisture and water levels, air currents, carbon dioxide levels and the pH of water and soil. An additional abiotic factor include minerals as they are nonliving and make up the composition of the soil. The factors mentioned above may either cause an increase or a decrease in population size, depending on the organism. For example, rainfall may encourage the growth of new plants, but too much of it may cause flooding, which may drastically decrease the population size. See also Ecology portal Fungi portal Plants portal Biotic stress Ecology References Notes Jump up ^ `` Abiotic vs Biotic - Difference and Comparison Diffen ''. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 04. This ecology - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biotic_component&oldid=808663369 '' Categories : Ecology Ecology stubs Hidden categories : Wikipedia pending changes protected pages ( level 1 ) All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Català Dansk Deutsch Eesti Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Galego Bahasa Indonesia עברית Basa Jawa Кыргызча Lëtzebuergesch Македонски Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Polski Português Русский Seeltersk Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 4 November 2017, at 09 : 32. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: biotic factors that influence the amount of air in the soil
Answer: temperature, light intensity, moisture and water levels, air currents, carbon dioxide levels and the pH of water and soil