AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464
Specification 4.7.1.1, 4.7.3.1, 4.7.3.6 · Paper 2
The interaction of a community of living organisms with the non-living parts of its environment.
Revise: CommunitiesAn ecosystem includes the interactions between this community and the non-living parts of its environment. The living parts are described as biotic; the non-living parts, such as water, soil and temperature, are abiotic. An ecosystem is therefore more than a collection of organisms: it includes their relationships with their surroundings.
- Revise: Importance of Biodiversity
- Revise: Maintaining Ecosystems and Biodiversity
A community of organisms interacting with one another and with the non-living conditions of their environment.