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What is an ecosystem?

What is an ecosystem?

Labelled woodland ecosystem showing abiotic factors such as rainfall, sunlight, temperature, wind, soil and soil moisture linked to biotic components including oak tree, grasses, fungi, earthworm, caterpillar, bird, deer and a human visitor

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms interacting with each other and with the non-living environment in a particular place. It can be as small as a pond or as large as a regional woodland such as Epping Forest.

Ecosystem components Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Geography
  3. /Ecosystem components

Step-by-step lessons covering OCR A GCSE Geography Ecosystem components for GCSE Geography. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Component 01, Component 02 and Component 03 format. Build a solid grasp of core physical and human processes before tackling the evaluation- and decision-making-style questions used in the final papers, which carry the most marks.