Closed-ecosystem
noun, Ecology.
1.
a self-replenishing ecosystem in which life can be maintained without external factors or outside aid.
An ecosystem in which no materials can leave or enter but through which energy from external sources can flow.
Note: The Earth is a closed ecosystem.
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