What is an ecosystem. Define biotic components.
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Ecosystem refers to everything that exists in a particular environment. In other words, the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit.
Biotic components are the living things in the environment. This includes birds, animals, humans, trees, etc, all that has life.
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The ecosystem is the set of species in a given area that interact among themselves, through processes such as predation, parasitism, competition and symbiosis, and with their abiotic environment to disintegrate and become part of cycles of energy and nutrients. The species of the ecosystem, including bacteria, fungi, plants and animals, are dependent on each other. The relationships between species and their environment facilitate the flow of matter and energy within the ecosystem.
1.Producers: Autotrophic plants that can produce their ‘own food’ i.e. they convert solar energy into food through the process of photosynthesis. These are also known as autotrophs.
2.Consumers: Heterotrophic animals that depend upon the producers (herbivores) or other consumers (carnivores) for food.