Question

What is the relation ship between environment and ecosystem?

Answer 1

Ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonlivingcomponents of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil),interacting as a system. ECOLOGY is the study of the reciprocal relationship between the organisms and their environment.

Answer 2

The answer to the given question is -

• Environment is the surrounding area, whereas ecosystem is the interaction between environment and organism.
• The environment is the territory in which living organisms live. Interactions between the biotic and abiotic elements constitute an ecosystem.
• The environment is comprised of physical components while the biological components form an ecosystem.
• While the environment changes when an organism move from one location to another, the ecosystem for that organism remains the same.
• The environment is only a surrounding for an organism whereas the ecosystem constitutes the essential life processes.

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