Which living things probably live full time in your schoolyard? What is it about your schoolyard that makes it a good place for these living things to live?
What other living things just visit or pass through your schoolyard? Where do you think they live? Why would they live there and not in your schoolyard?
Select an area near your school that has both abiotic and biotic factors. List at least three of each. Illustrate possible interactions between the different factors that you listed. There is an example from the textbook that shows the interactions. Use this as a starting point but do not copy it directly.
Classify the items in the list below into one of the following three categories: species, population, community. Use show your work and the text tool to create this list.
flock of birds
grizzly bear
school of fish
pond
ant
pack of wolves
dragonfly
herd of elk
moose
prairies
grasshopper
In your own words define an ecosystem. Use your definition to explain whether you think the following statement is true or false: A schoolyard is an ecosystem.
