Vocabulary in Action- Chapter 24

Community- This picture represents a community. The tree is a home to many birds and squirrels. It protects them from predators and other dangers. A community is a group of species living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

Ecosystem- This picture represents an ecosystem. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. The goats are interacting with the ducks and sharing the watering hole.

Abiotic- In this picture you see an abiotic element. Abiotic is a non-living organism. The dirt is non-living because it does not reproduce or does not create more from a single organism.

Producers- This picture represents a producer. The tree produces oxygen that will be released in the air for consumers to receive. The tree creates oxygen when the carbon dioxide is exchanged from us.