Living and non-living, in one place
A pond has fish, frogs, water and sunlight. All of them matter.
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Step 1 of 3
- A pond has living things: fish, frog, grass, mushroom.
- It has non-living things: water, soil, air, sunlight.
- They affect each other. Together they form an ecosystem.
The rule
A habitat is the place where a living thing, or organism, lives.
Microbes are tiny living things. The living parts of a habitat are biotic: plants, animals and microbes. The non-living parts are abiotic: air, water, soil, sunlight and temperature.
Biotic and abiotic parts affect each other. Together they form an ecosystem. Plants need sunlight and water. They also add oxygen to the air.