Which one of the following is the best description of the term ‘ecosystem’?
✓ Correct answer: c) A community of organisms together with the environment in which they live
ExplanationAn ecosystem can be defined as a functional unit of nature, where living organisms (producers, consumers, and de- composers) interact among themselves and also with the sur- rounding physical environment.Ecosystems can be of any size and usually encompasses a diverse range of species.E.g. Aquatic Ecosystem.In the ecosystem, biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows.Ev- erything that lives in an ecosystem is dependent on the other species and elements that are also part of that ecological com- munity.A damaged or extinct component of an ecosystem has an effect on the entire system.11
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