{"id":903,"date":"2020-10-08T23:21:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T23:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=903"},"modified":"2024-01-24T13:12:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T13:12:15","slug":"what-is-an-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-an-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Ecosystem? The amazing interaction of biotic and abiotic factors."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"903\" class=\"elementor elementor-903\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ee58b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ee58b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95046b1\" data-id=\"95046b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-369575d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"369575d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-922d3c6\" data-id=\"922d3c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1498c76 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1498c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ecosystems<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a3584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"a7a3584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-ecosystems-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-941 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-an-ecosystem\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is an Ecosystem?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-940 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/scales-of-ecosystems\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Scales of Ecosystems<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-962 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/levels-of-organization-in-an-ecosystem\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Levels of organization in an ecosystem<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-961 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-biome\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a biome?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-960 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-food-chain-in-an-ecosystem\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Food Chain in an ecosystem<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-939 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/trophic-levels-of-food-chains\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Trophic levels of food chains<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-959 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-the-carbon-cycle\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is The Carbon Cycle?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-938 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-nitrogen-cycle\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Nitrogen Cycle<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-958 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/important-ecosystem-terminology\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Important ecosystem terminology<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef0a34b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ef0a34b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d2397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f4d2397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-515a809\" data-id=\"515a809\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c96053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c96053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is an Ecosystem?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f68ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14f68ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An ecosystem includes all of the living things (plants, animals, and organisms) in a given area, interacting with each other, and also with their non-living environments (weather, earth, sun, soil, climate, atmosphere). Ecosystems are the foundations of the Biosphere, and they determine the health of the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/\"><b>earth system.<\/b><\/a><\/p><p><i><b>Ecosystem simply means &#8220;Ecological Systems&#8221;. Ecology is the study of ecosystems.<\/b><\/i><\/p><p>In an ecosystem, each organism has its own niche or role to play.<\/p><p>Consider a small puddle at the back of your home. In it, you may find all sorts of living things, from microorganisms to insects and plants. These may depend on non-living things like water, sunlight, turbulence in the puddle, temperature, atmospheric pressure, and even nutrients in the water for life. (<a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-needs-of-living-things\/\"><b>Click here <\/b><\/a>to see the five basic needs of living things)<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-969\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-969 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Example-of-a-pond-ecosystem.jpg\" alt=\"An example of a pond ecosystem\" width=\"570\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Example-of-a-pond-ecosystem.jpg 570w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Example-of-a-pond-ecosystem-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An example of a pond ecosystem<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>This very complex interaction of living things and their environment has been the foundation of energy flow and recycling of carbon and nitrogen.<\/p><p>Anytime a \u2018stranger\u2019 (living thing(s) or external factor such as a rise in temperature) is introduced to an ecosystem, it can be disastrous to that ecosystem. That is because the new organism (or factor) can distort the natural balance of the interaction and potentially harm or destroy the ecosystem.<\/p><p>Usually, biotic members of an ecosystem, together with their abiotic factors depend on each other. That means the absence of one member or one abiotic factor can affect all parties of the ecosystem.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, ecosystems have been disrupted, and even destroyed by natural disasters such as fires, floods, storms, and volcanic eruptions. Human activities have also contributed to the disturbance of many ecosystems and biomes.<\/p><h3 style=\"letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;\">Ecosystem goods and services<\/h3><p>It is the extremely vital life-support services ecosystems provide to human life, its well-being, and future economic and social development. 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