define ecosystem. explain components of ecosystem with the help of a tree diagram
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An ecosystem is a group or community composed of living and non-living things and their interactions with each other. Every ecosystem has two components, namely, biotic components and abiotic components. Biotic components refer to all living organisms in an ecology while abiotically refers to the non-living things.
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An ecosystem is the structural and functional unit of ecology where the living organisms interact with each other and the surrounding environment.
☆Biotic components refer to all life in an ecosystem. Based on nutrition, biotic components can be categorised into autotrophs, heterotrophs and saprotrophs.
☆Abiotic components are the non-living component of an ecosystem. It includes air, water, soil, minerals, sunlight, temperature, nutrients, wind, altitude, turbidity etc.