What are Ecosystems

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Ecosystems • What is an ecosystem? • This desert is an ecosystem • This forest is an ecosystem • This pond is an ecosystem, and under this rock is even an ecosystem. • An ecosystem is a community of living and non-living objects in a particular area. • Another name for living objects is biotic and nonliving objects is abiotic • You can classify ecosystems in several ways, but one method is to use the amount of rainfall and the type of soil. • For example, the rainforest receives a large amount of rainfall each year. The plants and animals that live there have adapted to large amounts of rain and heavy vegetation. • Some animals like this walking stick have extreme camouflage. • These frogs like the dart frog are poisonous • In an ecosystem, the communities can be divided into populations which are a group of one type of organism. • These animals also have a home called a habitat • There are also water ecosystems like a pond, lake, river, and ocean • A small ecosystem could be and area under a rock is a micro-ecosystem. • A medium size ecosystem like a large lake is a messo ecosystem. • A Biome is a large ecosystem. • Keywords: Ecology ecosystem organism producer • consumer biology materials • Plants terrestrial food chain food • energy environment nutrients • Updated video • • Is a drop of water an Ecosystem? • ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ • Please watch: Study Skills Teacher's Secret Guide to your Best Grades • • My new book-Study Skills Teacher's Se... • ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ • * • * • For more Life Science videos and summaries see, • http://www.moomoomath.com/Middle-Scho... • You may also enjoy: Freshwater Ecosystems • • Freshwater ecosystem types

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