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Ecosystem. Grade 5. What is a Population?. A population is one species living in a specific area. For example, all foxes living in an area form a population. Another example, all dandelions growing in an area form another population. . What is a Community?.
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Ecosystem Grade 5
What is a Population? • A population is one species living in a specific area. • For example, all foxes living in an area form a population. • Another example, all dandelions growing in an area form another population.
What is a Community? • A community is formed from all living populations found in an area. • All the foxes, dandelions, grasshoppers, snakes, hawks, deer, and skunks living in one area each form their individual populations, but together make up a community.
What is a Ecosystem? • An ecosystem is formed by the interactions between all living and non-living things • How do living and non-living things interact in an environment?
What is Ecology? • Ecology is how living and non-living things affect each other in their environment. • We have already named several living things found in a community. Can you name non-living things in your community?
Non-living parts of your community • Buildings • Roads • Bodies of water • Automobiles • Traffic lights
How non-living and living things affect each other • Building more homes drives many animals out of their natural habitats or communities. • Littering can destroy an animals habitat. • Air pollution from automobiles and factories will affect the quality of life for all living things in a community, including people.