Structure and function of the ecosystem

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referred to as the community of living organisms that interact as a network with the non-living components of the environment

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ecosystem

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is essentially a definition of the environmental species and physical features including the amount and distribution of nutrients in an environment

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ecological structure

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An ecosystem contains the following core components

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1. abiotic factors

2. biotic factors

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the non-living elements are known as-

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abiotic factors

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the living aspects of the environment are known as

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biotic factors

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functions of the ecosystem

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• It regulates various ecological processes which are essential in supporting the life system.
• responsible for nutrient cycling between living and non-living things
• maintains equilibrium and stability among the various trophic levels in the ecosystem

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the significant mechanism within an ecosystem

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nutrient movement

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involves the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors

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nutrient cycling

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species producing food for themselves and others

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producers/ autotrophs

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are food-depended organisms that rely on other organisms

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consumers/ heterotrophs

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plant-eating organisms

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herbivores

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meat-eating organisms

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carnivores

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plant and meat-eating organisms

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omnivores

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break down remains and other waste as basic inorganic molecules and release it back into the environment

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decomposers