1. Ecosystem project
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2. Pyramid of Ecosystem Organisms Ex)piping plover
Population Ex) Milkweed grows on the coastal dunes of Michigan
Community Ex) Red fox, Eastern box turtle, Dune lily lives in same area.
Ecosystem Ex) Michigan parabolic dune.

3. Ecosystem of Coastal Dunes
Example of coastal dunes in Michigan
-Michigan Parabolic Dune(P. J. Hoffmaster State Park)
-Michigan Perched Dune(Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore)

4. Biotic factors & Abiotic factors
All the living part of an ecosystem(Plants, Animals).
Ex) - Dune lilly, Lake huron tansy
- beach grass, Marram grass
- Ring-billed gull, Eastern box turtle
- Piping plover
Abiotic factors
All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Ex) - Sands
- Waters
- Climates

5. Organisms Definition: Any individual living things.
Ex) –Piping plover/ Lives in Michigan in the Eastern upper peninsula and Northern lower Michigan along the coasts
-Red fox
-Grama grass
-Pitcher's Thistle
Pitcher’s
Thistle

6. Population
Definition: A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area. All the same organisms.
Ex) Group of piping plovers living in
open sand beaches and rocky shores.

7. Community
Definition: A group of different populations that live together and interact in an environment. All the biotic factors.
Ex) Piping plovers, Red foxes, Pitcher’s thistles, Milkweeds live in Michigan Perched dune.

8. Ecosystem
Definition: All the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other. Biotic + Abiotic factors together.
Ex) Michigan perched dune
Michigan parabolic dune