Question 3
An ecosystem includes

(a) all living organisms
(b) non-living objects
(c) both living organisms and non-living objects
(d) sometimes living organisms and sometimes non-living objects

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Solution

Option (c) is correct.

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (such as air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system.

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Question 3 An ecosystem includes (a) all living organisms (b) non-living objects (c) both living organisms and non-living objects (d) sometimes living organisms and sometimes non-living objects

Option (c) is correct. An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (such as air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system.

Question 3
An ecosystem includes

(a) all living organisms
(b) non-living objects
(c) both living organisms and non-living objects
(d) sometimes living organisms and sometimes non-living objects

Option (c) is correct.

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (such as air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system.