Definition of ecosystem
: the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
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1935
First Known Use of ecosystem
1935
Other Ecology Terms
ECOSYSTEM Defined for English Language Learners
ecosystem
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: everything that exists in a particular environment
ECOSYSTEM Defined for Kids
ecosystem
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: the whole group of living and nonliving things that make up an environment and affect each other
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ecosystem
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: the complex of a community and its environment functioning as an ecological unit in nature
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