Organism interactions with the environment Complete the following statements about how organisms interact in an ecosystem by selecting the appropriate term from each dropdown list. A. The physical environment. B. The components of the ecosystem are the nonliving things that include the atmosphere, water, and soil. C. The living components of an ecosystem are categorized based upon how they obtain D. , also called producers, require only inorganic nutrients and an external energy source to produce food. E. Producers include members of a community. plants and chemoautotrophic bacteria which provide nutrients for themselves and other F. , also called consumers, require preformed sources of organic nutrients. G. Consumers include herblvores, carnivores, omnivores, and , organisms that feed on detritus. H. Bacteria and fungi are decomposers that play an important role in breaking down materials to release taken up by plants:.