Answer:
An ecosystem is made of all biotic and abiotic components in a particular area.
Explanation:
In any ecosystem two components perform together. These are biotic component and abiotic component.
Abiotic component- These are the non living component of ecosystem. All the environmental conditions minerals are the part of abiotic component.
- Temperature
- pH
- sunlight
- water content
- soil
- Air
All are abiotic component of an ecosystem.
Biotic component- All living organisms, plant etc. are biotic component of ecosystem. These can be understand by following points.
- Producers- Producers/autotrophs are the first member of any food chain. They make their own food using sunlight. They perform photosynthesis and convert light energy into chemical energy in the presence of sunlight. Example, green plants and photosynthetic blue green bacteria and algae.
- Consumers- Consumers are the second member in food chain. For their nutrition they depend on producers. They are - primary, secondary and tertiary consumers.
- Decomposers- Decomposers are organisms decompose dead and decaying matter and obtain energy from it.
