The Ecosystem Concept and a real-life example

1. In your own words, explain the “Ecosystem” concept. What are ecosystems composed of and how are they structured? Demonstrate your understanding of the concept by using a real example with which you are familiar, and then briefly discuss how this concept can be applied to a current environmental problem. An ecosystem is a group of organisms and processes that interact with and depend upon each other. Each member or process is somehow invariably linked to …

…general, these processes work well without interruption. However, in our small ecosystem of the school and larger ecosystems, even the ecosphere, humans are not contributing to the ecosystems in a good way. Cars, buildings, and other man-made things give off chemicals that are detrimental to almost all life processes. If humans are going to contribute in a healthy way, they need to cut back on the dangerous output that is destroying many organisms and processes.