ecosystem
/ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/
a biological community of interacting organisms and their environment
ecosystem in a sentence
“Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems on Earth.”
Origin of ecosystem
Greek oikos (house) + system
Related Words
symbiotic
involving interaction between two different organisms living in close association
endemic
native and restricted to a certain place
indigenous
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place
biodiversity
the variety of plant and animal life in an environment
biome
a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna
habitat
the natural home or environment of an organism