Define it: Ecosystem. - Vidyadip

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Define it: Ecosystem.

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Ecosystem: An ecosystem is a community of living organisms with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system. These biotic and abiotic components are linked through nutrient cycles and energy flows.

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