An ecosystem can be characterized as:
A) populations + community.
B) all species, population, and community interactions for organisms in a given area.
C) the abiotic components of the environment.
D) all of the biological interactions, plus interactions with the abiotic environment, in a given area.
E) interactions between physical processes and the abiotic environment.

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An ecosystem includes not only the biological interactions between species, but also the interactions between those species and the abiotic environment, such as nutrient cycling, energy flow, and physical processes. Choice D encompasses all these components.

An Ecosystem Can Be Characterized As