Discuss two components that are essential to the functioning of the ecosystem.

The two components are biotic and abiotic components

Explanation:

The two components essential for the functioning of the ecosystem are:

Biotic Components:

These are the organic components like plants, pathogens, animals, human beings and other living components in the ecosystem that affects other living organisms, influences them and helps in shaping the ecosystem.

they require desired amount of nutrition and energy and energy for proper everyday functioning.

They are further classified as Producers, decomposers and consumers out of which producers prepare their own food by photosynthesis where consumers fulfills their requirement from producers and decomposers depend s on both producers and consumers for chemical breakdown into simpler and reusable forms.

Abiotic Components:

These are the inorganic components of the ecosystem like humidity, temperature, etc.

These are the non living components of the ecosystem which includes physical and chemical constituents of the environment which influences the biotic components and the ecosystem's functioning.

The abiotic components influences certain behaviors in living organisms like reproduction, growth, etc.

These components are synthesized by the process of photosynthesis by utilizing sunlight to convert these into organic compounds by primary producers which are further are the consumption of secondary producers thus increasing the organic content.