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1) An ecosystem is a group of living things in the one environment, all interacting together and depending on each other.

2) If a forest disappears then all the plants, mammals, birds, insects, reptiles and perhaps even fish are affected in some way.

3) The term ecosystem refers to the combined physical and biological components of an environment.

4) An ecosystem is generally an area within the natural environment in which physical factors of the environment function together along with living organisms.

5) Ecosystem is a functional unit consisting of living things in a given area, non-living factors of their environment, linked together through nutrient cycle and energy flow.

6) Introduction of new elements into an ecosystem tend to have a disruptive effect.

7) Organisms have functional traits that are uniquely adapted to the ecological niche.

8) The habitat describes the environment over which a species is known to occur and the type of community that is formed as a result.

5. Finish the sentences using the text.

1) An ecosystem is a group of …

2) The term ecosystem refers to …

3) An ecosystem is generally an area …

4) Ecosystems can be …

5) Ecosystem is a functional unit consisting of …

6) Central to the ecosystem concept is …

7) The term ecosystem was coined …

8) Introduction of new elements into an ecosystem …

9) Often, however, ecosystems have the ability …

10) Ecosystems are primarily governed …

11) As the number of species in an ecosystem is higher, …

12) Feedback mechanisms at the species level …

13) The ecological niche is a central …

14) "The niche is the set of biotic and abiotic conditions in which …

15) The habitat describes the environment over which …