An “Ecosystem”
is a living community of plants and animals sharing an environment with
non-living elements such as climate and soil.
Ecosystem
Ecosystem
exist on a variety of scales. An example of a small scale ecosystem (micro) is
a pond.
Image 0f Pond Ecosystem
A medium scale ecosystem (messo) could be a
forest.
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Image of forest Ecosystems
The
Tropical rainforest is an example of a very large Ecosystem (boome)
Image of
Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem.
Sunlight
is the main source of energy. This allows plants to convert energy by
photosynthesis. This provides food for some animals, birds and fish. These are
called “Herbivores”.
Image of Herbivores Animals.
The other
animals eat the animals that have eaten the plants. These are "Carnivores".
Image of Carnivores Animals
This
process is called “FOOD CHAIN”.
Image of Food Chain of Pond Ecosystem
Image of Food Chain of Forest Ecosystem
Image of A Food Chain Of Tropical Rain Forest
The world
has many different ecosystems. Each one has its own climate, soil, plants and
animals. Very few Ecosystems are natural today. Because of human activities.
More Ecosystems are under threat than ever before and need protecting.
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