what is a good defintion for an ecosystem? thankx?

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what is a good defintion for an ecosystem? thankx?

2006-09-21 14:05:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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An eco-system is a self sustained environment in which the food chain cycle is complete. A very good example of this is a pond or lake in which each organism is dependent on the other for survival.

2006-09-21 15:18:47 · answer #1 · answered by osito 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

An ecological community together with its environment, functioning as a unit.
(That's from a dictionary)

More precisely it would be the biotic(living) and abiotic(nonliving) factors in a specific area functioning as a unit.

2006-09-21 14:17:49 · answer #2 · answered by Shaun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

a system that through it's own involvement planned or not, creates it's own environment thus becoming self sustaining.

2006-09-21 14:21:12 · answer #3 · answered by barrbou214 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋