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a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
(in general use) a complex network or interconnected system."Silicon Valley's entrepreneurial ecosystem"
In other words, when you walk in to a forest and see a pond with frogs and fish, this is an ecosystem. The water feeds the trees, the trees feed insects, the insects feed fish and frogs. It is a balanced system of connected organisms.
Use Google, almost sounds like a earth science homework question. If it is I advise that you do this and read why these two facts are important to you.
An ecosystem is a collection of living and non-living entities contained within an interactive system; linked by cycles of nutrient consumption/degradation and energy flows.
An Ecosphere is a good commercial example of a closed ecosystem. It consists of active micro-organisms, small shrimp, algae and bacteria, filtered sea water and air enclosed in a glass sphere or ovoid.
Wikipedia says: "Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Greater biodiversity implies greater health. Biodiversity is in part a function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions support fewer species."
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