Lesson 6: Ecosystems

A group of the same species living together

A community of living organisms interacting with each other in a given physical and chemical environment

A collection of nonliving things

A place where only plants grow

Aquatic

Terrestrial

Artificial

Atmospheric

Plants

Animals

Water

Fungi

Sunlight

Temperature

Plants

Water

A population consists of all the members of one species in an area, while a community includes all the different species living together in an area.

A population includes all living and non-living things in an area, while a community only includes living things.

A population refers to all the organisms on Earth, while a community refers to a single species.

A population is a group of ecosystems, while a community is a group of populations.