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Why is a lake considered to be a natural ecosystem?

Every ecosystem has abiotic (non-living) things) and biotic (living things and there is interaction between living and non-living things. In lake also there is interaction between abiotic components such as water, temperature, soil with biotic components such as plants and animals living in and around the lake.


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