What Ecosystems by Tonya M. Smith

The community of organisms that live in a particular area along with their non-living surroundings All the abiotic and biotic factors Examples: Isle Royale Ecosystem– includes all community members plus pond, lake, fields, air we breath, etc.

All the different populations that live and interact together in an area Example: Isle Royale Community consists of people, wolves, moose, cats, dogs, birds, worms, insects, frogs, trees, flowers, grass, etc

All members of one species living in the same area Species-similar individuals that can mate to produce fertile offspring Example… humans Isle Royale

Living Examples Plants Animals Fungi Bacteria Non-Living Examples Water Sunlight Soil Air Temperature

Grasshoppers live in the ecosystem. Their environment is the grass and trees behind the school. They eat the leaves and try to stay away from the birds.

Bees live in the ecosystem. Their environment is the pretty grasses and flowers behind the school. They fly away but they always come back. They land on the flowers and get pollen.

Birds live in the ecosystem. Their environment is the trees. Just like the bees, they fly away but they always come back to the nest they built in the trees. They eat bugs and grasshoppers.

Deer live in the ecosystem. Their environment is the woods behind the school. They are scared of people and like to hide. Sometimes they cross the busy street to get to the woods on the other side. They eat grass.