What is an ecosystem?An ecosystem is a community of plants and animals living together in a habitat. The lives of the plants and animals are closely linked to each other and the climate and soil of the area that they live in. Ecosystems exist on a range of scales – small scale (e.g. pond) to larger scale (a lake or woodland). The largest ecosystems are called biomes exist on a global scale (e.g. tropical rainforests). |
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