Here's why:
* Biotic refers to living organisms or things derived from living organisms. Examples include plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and their remains (like wood or fossils).
* Abiotic refers to non-living components of the environment. Examples include rocks, water, air, sunlight, and temperature.
While there might be some overlap in the way living organisms interact with non-living components, they remain distinct categories.
For example, a tree (biotic) uses sunlight (abiotic) for photosynthesis, but the sunlight itself is not alive.
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