A Major Difference Between What We Define as an Ecosystem

question 56

Multiple Choice

A major difference between what we define as an ecosystem and what we define as a community is that

• A) an ecosystem encompasses a larger spatial scale.
• B) for an ecosystem we consider energy flow but not nutrient cycling.
• C) an ecosystem includes abiotic but not biotic components.
• D) for an ecosystem we consider both energy flow and nutrient cycling.
• E) for an ecosystem we do not consider interactions among organisms.

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