Question

Explain how biotic components interact among each other.

Answer 1

Plants and animals are biotic components; they depend on each other for various needs.
In nature, the following relationships are observed among plants, animals, scavengers and decomposers:

1. Plants utilise sun's energy and manufacture their own food through photosynthesis.
2. Herbivores like rabbit and deer feed on plants.
3. Carnivores like tiger and lion feed on herbivores.
4. Omnivores like human beings and bear feed on both plants and animals.
5. Scavengers and decomposers feed on dead plants and animals and release the nutrients trapped inside their bodies into the soil. These nutrients are then absorbed by the plants.