Question

What is the relationship between the biotic community and environment?

Answer 1

• A biotic community is the assemblage of populations of plants, animals, bacteria and fungi living together in an area.
• It interacts continuously with the abiotic environment (air, water, soil, light, temperature).
• Together they form an ecosystem:
  Biotic community + Abiotic factors = Ecosystem
• The environment determines which communities can establish, and communities in turn modify the environment (for example, plants change soil and humidity).