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Ecosystem

Definition
The ecosystem is the combination of the biocenosis, the biotope and the biotic and abiotic relationships established between them. It is a component of an ecosystem.//All the living beings which inhabit a natural area and the relationship between them. It is a component of an ecosystem.//It is the physical environment of the ecosystem and its characteristics. It is the physical environment where individuals of a particular species live and are adapted. It is the function which a particular species has in an ecosystem.

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Biocenosis

Biotope

Habitat

Ecological niche.

Trophic levels

All the organisms that obtain the matter and energy they need in the same way.

 Producers.

Autotrophic organisms that make their own organic matter from inorganic matter. Heterotrophic organisms that feed off organic material which has already been produced. There are three types. Consumers. They feed on producers. They are herbivores. For example: Rabbit. Consumers. They are carnivores and feed on primary consumers. Some of them are omnivores and feed on producers as well. For example: fox. Consumers. They feed on primary consumers and secondary consumers. Some of them are omnivores and feed on producers as well. For example: snake. Heterotrophic organisms that transform organic matter back into inorganic matter. For example: fungi.

Consumers.

Primary consumers.

Secondary consumers.

Tertiary consumers.

Decomposers.

 Trophic dynamics.

Intraespecific.

Food chains or food webs are used to represent the relationships among organisms in an ecosystem. Interactions among individuals of the same species. Relationships among individuals of different species. It is the life zone of the Earth. It includes all living things and all organic matter.

Interespecific. Biosphere.

Biomes

They are the largescale ecosystems of the world. They are the effects that other organisms have on living being in its environment. It is the inorganic part of the ecosystem, the physical environment.

Biotic factors.

Biotope

Abiotic factors They are the physical

Population

and chemical elements in an ecosystem, which affect living organisms. Population refers to members of the same species that are present in a community.

 Adaptation

It is an adjustment in an organisms body or behaviour to its environment.

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