Environmental Changes

Community vs Population

Community is the group of living things that share an environment.
Think of your neighborhood. What living things do you see in your neighborhood? That's your community!

A population refers to the specific species. For example, the humans in your neighborhood are a population. The squirrels are another population. The different populations make up the community.

The living things in an environment consist of plants, animals, fungus, bacteria, and more!

Living

​The nonliving things in an environment consist of sunlight, soil, water, weather, and more!

​​Nonliving

Environmental changes can be natural, or caused by organisms

Droughts

Fires

​​Hurricanes

​​Organisms