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ecosystem ,biodiversity etc
ecosystem
a community of plants and animals that interact with one another and their physical enviroment
biotic
living components of an ecosystem
abiotic
non-living components of an ecosystem
biome
an ecosystem on a large scale e.g the tropical rainforest
food chain
shows direct links between producers and consumers in a form of a simple line
producer
organisms that make their own organic nutrients(food)usually using energy from sunlight.
consumer
get their energy from consuming other organisms
decomposer
feeding on dead and decaying organisms, and the undigested parts of plant and animal matter in feces. They break down dead organic matter. E.g fungi
nutrient cycling
the hot, damp conditions on the forest floornallow for the rapid decomposition of dead plant material. This provides plentiful nutrients that are easily absorbed by plant roots
