The community is all of the living organisms in a certain area.
The environmental factors are all of the nonliving objects that interact with the organisms.
The community and the environmental factors’ interactions make an ecosystem.Use the following descriptions to fill out the pond ecosystem. Add any other information that you know is part of a pond ecosystem.
Plants:
Duckweed, pickerel weed, water lilies, elodea.
Animals:
Mosquito: sucks nectar from flowers or other plants
Water beetle: eats plants
Snapping turtle: eats animals that it can catch
Frog: eats insects or small animals it can catch
Minnow: eats very small animals or plants
Bluegill: eats small fish
Bass: eats fish
Great Blue Heron: minnow, bass, bluegill, frog
Crayfish: minnow
Dr. Robert Sweetland's Notes ©
