what is ecosystem?all the components of ecosystem are interdependant . explain?

Question

defination and basic information about ecosystem.
give reason: all the components of ecosystem are interdependant.

Answer 1

www.education.yahoo.com search for ecosystem and it gives the info
Within the biosphere- the total expanse of water, land, and atmoshpere able to sustain life- the BASIC ECOLOGICAL UNIT IS THE ECOSYSTEM

Answer 2

An ecosystem is actually defined as interdependent components functioning for the benefit of the continued health of the system.

An example would be Yahoo answers: We function as an ecosystem for eachother's benefit. People that ask questions get answers, which add value to the system. The answerer gets points, which are kinda like the points on the Jim Carey show. The value to the answerer is testing our knowledge and helping someone. It is also fun to get the reward of the best answer.

Answer 3

an ecosystem is a self staning and independent unit
an community of organisims living to gether with the physical environment constitues an enviornment

all the components of the ecosystem r inter dependent be cause as the producers make food which is eaten up by the comsumes and then later they r decomposed be decoposers without all this there would have been a imbalance in the ecosystem

Answer 4

An ecosystem is a grouping of plants,animals and microbes occupying a definite unit of space and interacting with each other and their environment.There are 2 key aspects to an ecosystem:-
Biotic community and Abiotic community.

Answer 5

an ecosystem is all the plants and animals that live in a particular area together with the complex relationships that exist between them and their environment.

Answer 6

any system which does not affect our globe environment or nature is called ecosystem.