What Is An Ecosystem?

Welcome to another episode of Natural World Facts! This fact file is all about What Is an Ecosystem. Okay, so first of all. Just what is an Ecosystem? An ecosystem is a complete community of living organisms and the nonliving materials of their surroundings. This includes plants, animals, microorganisms and their environment, such as soil, rocks, and minerals. An Ecosystem also consists of the local atmosphere. Animals and plants within an ecosystem depend on each other for their survival. If c...