Ecosystems

• An ecosystem is the living organisms in a particular area, along with the non-living components of the environment.
• Ecosystems can be found on a variety of scales, from a small-scale freshwater pond system to the global scale of the tropical rainforest biome.
• Changes to ecosystems can lead to changes in the biotic components, which include bacteria, flora, and fauna.
• Ecosystems are dependent on the abiotic components, which are the non-living elements of the environment, such as climate, temperature, water, and soil type.
• The biotic components of an ecosystem, which include bacteria, flora, and fauna, have a complex relationship with the abiotic components, changing one will lead to a change in the other.