An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system. ... By feeding on plants and on one-another, animals play an important role in the movement of matter and energy through the system.
Evaporation<span> occurs when water changes from a liquid state to a gaseous state. It can happen anywhere there is water – in the soil, lakes, oceans and plants. When it occurs in plants, water is lost through microscopic pores in the plant's leaves</span>
Probably water. Abiotic means not living, such as sunlight or water.