AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is the best description of an ecosystem?
A
all of the living and nonliving things in an area
B
all of the individuals of one species in an are
C
all of the populations of living things in an area
D
all of the abiotic factors in an area
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: -An ecosystem is a community made up of living and nonliving things interacting with each other. Nonliving things do not grow, need food, or reproduce. Some examples of important nonliving things in an ecosystem are sunlight, water, air, wind, and rocks. Living things grow, change, produce waste, reproduce, and die.

Detailed explanation-3: -An ecosystem can be described simply as the collection of all living and non-living components in a particular area.

Detailed explanation-4: -An ecosystem is any geographic area that includes all of the organisms and nonliving parts of their physical environment.

Detailed explanation-5: -An abiotic factor is a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment. In a terrestrial ecosystem, examples might include temperature, light, and water.

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