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ecosystem

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

A community of organisms together with the physical environment with which they interact.

The class studied how changes in water flow could affect the pond's ecosystem.

Dictionary practice example.

The model represented an ecosystem by including the garden's organisms alongside the soil, water, and other surroundings with which they interacted.