All the interacting organisms in an area together with the non-living components of the environment form a(n)
Aecosystem
Bpopulation
Cfood chain
Dcommunity
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. ecosystem
1. Living organisms interact with each other and with their physical surroundings.
2. This whole interacting unit is an **ecosystem** (e.g. a forest, pond or garden).
3. It has biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) components.
_Source: Karnataka SSLC (KSEEB) Class 10 Science, Ch15 'Our Environment', §15.1_
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