Biotics describe living or once living components of a community; for example organisms, such as animals and plants.
Biotic may refer to:
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Life, the condition of living organisms
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Biology, the study of life
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Biotic material, which is derived from living organisms
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in ecology
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Biotic potential, an organism's reproductive capacity
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Biotic community, all the interacting organisms living together in a specific habitat
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Biotic energy, a vital force theorized by biochemist Benjamin Moore
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Biotic Baking Brigade, an unofficial group of pie-throwing activists
See also
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Abiotic
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Antibiotics are agents that either kill bacteria or inhibit their growth
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Prebiotic (nutrition) are non-digestible food ingredients that stimulate the growth or activity of bacteria in the digestive system
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consist of a live culture of bacteria that inhibit or interfere with colonization by microbial pathogens
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Synbiotics refer to nutritional supplements combining probiotics and prebiotics
