Understanding Ecosystem: Definition and Components
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Who first coined the term 'ecosystem'?

  • Arthur Tansley (correct)
  • Trohpic Structure
  • Smith
  • Eugene Odum

What are the living and non-living components of an ecosystem known as?

  • Trophic structure and biotic diversity
  • Biotic and abiotic components (correct)
  • Community and physical environment
  • Energy flow and material cycles

According to Eugene Odum, how did he define an ecosystem?

  • Related to its species diversity
  • Unit that includes all the organisms interacting with the physical environment (correct)
  • Dependent on energy flow and material cycles
  • Major structural and functional unit of ecology

What is the relationship between the structure of an ecosystem and its species diversity?

<p>Complex ecosystems have high species diversity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process do young ecosystems undergo to change from less complex to more complex ecosystems?

<p>Succession (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Eugene Odum define as an ecosystem?

<p>An unit that includes all the organisms interacting with the physical environment to lead to trophic structure, biotic diversity, and material cycles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the structure of an ecosystem and its species diversity?

<p>Complex ecosystems have high species diversity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process do young ecosystems undergo to change from less complex to more complex ecosystems?

<p>Succession (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a major structural and functional unit of ecology?

<p>Ecosystem (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does an ecosystem's energy budget determine?

<p>The amount of energy needed to maintain the ecosystem (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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