There are several large categories of living communities called biomes. The biomes are made up of ecosystems. The living parts of an ecosystem, like the plants, animals, and bacteria found in soil, are known as a community. The physical surroundings, or biotic components, such as the minerals found in the soil, are known as the environment or habitat. The major parts of an ecosystem are the producers (green plants), the consumers (herbivores and carnivores), the …showed first 75 words of 6612 total…

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