What are the important Characteristics of an Ecosystem?

1. It is normally an open system with a continuous, but variable influx and loss of materials and energy.

2. An ecosystem is an overall integration of the whole mosaic of interacting organisms and their environment.

3. It is a basic, functional unit with no limits of boundaries.

4. It consists of biotic and abiotic components interacting with each other.

5. Its functional unit is capable of energy transformation, circulation and accumulation.

6. An ecosystem is the smallest unit of biosphere.

7. Different types of ecosystem are present in different areas.