THE LINKED WILDS · LINKLING
Parts of an Ecosystem
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Linkling — Parts of an Ecosystem Balance Base
Hi!
I'm Linkling.
Welcome to Balance Base!
Will you help me investigate parts of an ecosystem?
The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.
Let's check the evidence!
An ecosystem includes living organisms, nonliving conditions and their interactions.
Water, air, sunlight and soil matter alongside plants and animals.
Which belongs in an ecosystem model?
- A. Living and nonliving parts
- B. Only animals
- C. Only nonliving rocks
The answer is A: Living and nonliving parts
An ecosystem includes living organisms, nonliving conditions and their interactions.
Water, air, sunlight and soil matter alongside plants and animals.
That clue helps us make sense of this place.
A population is a group of the same kind of
organism in an area.
A community includes the different living populations there.
What is a population here?
- A. Every different living thing combined
- B. Every rock and all water
- C. The same kind of frog in the pond
The answer is C: The same kind of frog in the pond
A population is a group of the same kind of
organism in an area.
A community includes the different living populations there.
Hmm...
how does that connect to our first clue?
Our pond map connects plants to light and water,
and grazers to plants as food.
The nonliving parts support important links even though they are not alive.
What does the community include?
- A. Only nonliving sunlight
- B. Different living populations
- C. Only pond water
The answer is B: Different living populations
A population is a group of the same kind of
organism in an area.
A community includes the different living populations there.
Nice investigating!
You've been following the evidence.
Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.
An ecosystem includes living organisms, nonliving conditions and their interactions.
A population is a group of the same kind of
organism in an area.
Our pond map connects plants to light and water,
and grazers to plants as food.
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