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ec⋅o⋅sys⋅tem
[ek-oh-sis-tuh
m, ee-koh-] 
–noun Ecology.
| a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment. |
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| e·co·sys·tem (ē'kō-sĭs'təm, ěk'ō-) n. An ecological community together with its environment, functioning as a unit. |
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ecosystem [(ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-sis-tuhm)]
A collection of living things and the environment in which they live. For example, a prairie ecosystem includes coyotes, the rabbits on which they feed, and the grasses that feed the rabbits.
Note: Chemical substances move through ecosystems on the Earth in cycles (see carbon cycle).
Note: The source of energy for almost every ecosystem on Earth is the sun.
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Main Entry: eco·sys·tem
Pronunciation: -"sis-t&m
Function: noun
: the complex of a community and its environment functioning as anecological unit in nature
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ecosystem ec·o·sys·tem (ěk'ō-sĭs'təm, ē'kō-)
n.
An ecological community together with its environment, functioning as a unit.
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| ecosystem (ē'kō-sĭs'təm) Pronunciation Key
A community of organisms together with their physical environment, viewed as a system of interacting and interdependent relationships and including such processes as the flow of energy through trophic levels and the cycling of chemical elements and compounds through living and nonliving components of the system. |
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