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Life on the Earth
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What is an ecological system ? Identify the major types of ecosystems in the world.

Answer

The interactions of a particular group of organism with land, air and water within a particular habitat or habitats resulting in clearly defined energy flows and material cycles on land, water and air are called ecological systems.


There are two major types of ecosystems :

(i) Terrestrial and
(ii) Aquatic ecosystem.

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