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All animals, us included, are food for other animals, and plants.
That's what is called an "ecosystem".
buying meat from the grocery store is not an ecosystem
I live in a no hunt region. So, unless I travel 30 minutes to hunt for 12 hrs, grocery store is the next best thing.
city says i can't shoot the squirrels anymore tho
There are not enough squirrels. They would be extinct quick.
That's a food web. An ecosystem incorporates the environment organisms live in and how the organisms interact within that environment. The soil, climate and weather are all part of an ecosystem.