L'écosystème
Example: L'écosystème de la forêt tropicale est très fragile.
Definition
"L'écosystème" refers to a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment, functioning as a unit. It includes all living things in a particular area along with non-living components like air, water, and soil, sustaining life and ecological processes.
Etymology
The word "l'écosystème" comes from the Greek 'oikos' meaning 'house' or 'environment' and the English word 'system.' It was coined in the 1930s to describe the complex, interconnected systems in nature, highlighting how organisms and their surroundings form a cohesive whole.
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"L'écosystème" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Environment - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 100 commonly used words.
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