Eco = the Environment; System = regularly interacting and interdependent components forming a unified whole.
Fundamental Characteristics of Ecosystem:
Structure:
– Living/Biotic (Plants, Animals and Micro- organisms )
– Non-living/Abiotic (soil, climate, water and light )
Process:
– Energy flow
– Cycling of matter (chemicals)
Change:
– Dynamic/ Changing (not static)
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