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ecosystem

Definition

Ecosystem is a community of living organisms and their physical environment.

Ecosystem is like a big web of life. It includes all the plants, animals, and other living things in an area, as well as the non-living things like the soil, water, and air.

How can the word be used?

The human ecosystem is also under threat from climate change.

ecosystem

Different forms of the word

Noun: ecosystem, ecological system, biosystem.

Adjective: ecological, ecologic.

Synonym: biosphere, environment, nature.

Antonym: pollution, destruction, devastation.

Etymology

The word "ecosystem" was coined in 1935 by the British ecologist Arthur Tansley. It is a combination of the words "ecology" and "system.".

Question

Describe an ecosystem.

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