1. Interdependency

2. When elements within an ecosystem depend on each other to survive
Interdependency
When elements within an ecosystem depend on each other to survive

3. Organisms interact with living things …to survive in their ecosystem
Interdependency
Organisms interact with living things
and nonliving things…
…to survive in their ecosystem

4. Interdependency Plants interact with living things
and also require nonliving things to survive

5. Animals depend on other living things and nonliving things to survive
Interdependency
Animals depend on other living things
and nonliving things to survive

6. Ecosystem
A community of living things and nonliving things in their natural environment

7. A community of living things…
Ecosystem
A community of living things…
Animals
Plants
Bacteria
Fungus

8. …and nonliving things… (oxygen & carbon dioxide)
Ecosystem
…and nonliving things…
Sunlight
Water
Air
(oxygen & carbon dioxide)
Soil

9. …in their natural environment.
Ecosystem
…in their natural environment.

10. Ecosystem Relationship
The way things work with or affect other things within an ecosystem

11. Ecosystem relationship
Sunflower and sunshine

12. Ecosystem relationship
Hummingbird and flower

13. Ecosystem relationship
Eagle and fish

14. Ecosystem elements Producer Consumer Decomposer Herbivore Carnivore
Omnivore

15. Ecosystem elements Potato
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Potato

16. Ecosystem elements Bearded Dragon Lizard
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Bearded Dragon Lizard

17. Ecosystem elements Worm
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Worm

18. Ecosystem elements Turtle
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Turtle

19. Ecosystem elements Lion
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Lion

20. Ecosystem elements Bear
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Bear

21. Organism
Any living thing
plant
animal
fungus
bacteria

22. Living things
Things that
grow
change
produce waste
reproduce
die

23. Living things
Meerkat

24. Living things
Crawfish

25. Living things
Frog

26. Living things
Tree

27. Living things
Mushroom (fungus)

28. Living things
Listeria (bacteria)

29. Nonliving things Things that support living things do not grow
do not change
do not reproduce

30. Nonliving things
Sunlight

31. Nonliving things
Air

32. Nonliving things
Water

33. Nonliving things
Soil

34. Living or nonliving?
Living

35. Living or nonliving?
Nonliving

36. Living or nonliving?
Living

37. Living or nonliving?
Living

38. Name the living and nonliving things
Air
Trees
Sunshine
Waterfall

39. Name the living and nonliving things
Soil
Air
Sunshine
Plants

40. Name the living and nonliving things
Rock
Orca
Water
Air

41. Name the living and nonliving things
Sand
Air
Sunshine
Plants

42. Ecosystems

50. The End

51. Interdependency – Sources