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Key Ideas for an Ecosystem.

Key Ideas for an Ecosystem. The Living Environment.

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Key Ideas for an Ecosystem.

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  1. Key Ideas for an Ecosystem.

  2. The Living Environment. An example of an ecosystem is Cypress Mountain. The mountain consists of both living and non-living things. The living things, such as flora and fauna, are known as organisms. Organisms that you cannot see with the naked eye are called micro-organisms. Photo by C. Ellenor

  3. Non-Living Environment. Cypress Mountain isn’t just a living environment. It’s a non-living environment too. The non-living environment contains sunlight, bodies of water, precipitation, the mountain itself and temperature. The non-living part of Cypress provides the organisms that live there they’re basic survival needs; water, shelter, and an appropriate temperature range. The non-living and living parts of an environment interact with each other. For example, a bear eating berries; an interaction of two living things. The sun slowly heating up a body of water; an interaction between two non-living things. A bunny running in the snow; an interaction between a living and non-living thing. Photo by PizzoCalabro.

  4. Survival Needs. Cypress is full of wonderful flora and fauna. Each of these needs these five things in order to survive. Sunlight; in order for energy to move through the ecosystem, this is needed. Plants need it for food (photosynthesis). When an animal eats the plant, the energy is passed on to that animal. When another animal eats that animal, the energy is passed on, and so on. Sunlight also provides heat. Food; since plants can photosynthesize, animals need to consume those plants or other animals. Air; animals need oxygen from the air in order to breathe. Plants need carbon dioxide from the air in order to make food for themselves. Water; this resource has many important function within the body. Plants and animals are mostly made up of water. Shelter; some animals find shelter within their environment. Others, such as beavers, make their own shelter. Photo by Fellow of he Rich Photo by WTL photos. Photo by Steve Deger Photo by grizbass.

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