AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the best definition of an ecosystem?
A
Animals and plants living together
B
A community of living and nonliving organisms which interact in their physical environment.
C
A shelter for humans
D
Land and water
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An ecosystem is a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life. Ecosystems contain biotic or living, parts, as well as abiotic factors, or nonliving parts. Biotic factors include plants, animals, and other organisms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ecosystem: The collection of all living organisms in a geographic area, together with all the living and non-living things with which they interact.

Detailed explanation-3: -An ecosystem is a community of organisms and their physical environment interacting together. Environment involves both living organisms and the non-living physical conditions. These two are inseparable but inter-related. The living and physical components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows.

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