Communities and Ecosystems

Hair

Fecal Matter

Plants

Temperature

A lion eats a zebra.

Two species of plants fight to get access to light in a forest.

A wasp lays its larvae in a caterpillar.

A human steps on a bug while walking down the street.

A monkey climbs up a tree.

A bird lives in the hollow of a tree.

A wasp lays its larvae in a caterpillar.

Humans often step on bugs while walking outside.

A monkey climbs up a tree.

A bird lives in the hollow of a tree.

A wasp lays its larvae in a caterpillar.

Humans often step on bugs while walking outside.

ecosystems, a single species

A single species, communities

a single species, ecosystems

ecosystems, a single population

Minerals

Water

Nutrients

Energy

Nutrient availability

Energy supply

Detoxification of wastes

None of the above. All of these are requirements for sustainable ecosystems.

No, because mesocosms are self-sustaining environments. Human are still needed to maintain a greenhouse garden.

Yes, because it's easier to control environmental variables in a green house garden than in an ecosystem in the wild

No, because you can't control the environmental variables in greenhouse gardens.

Yes, because greenhouse gardens exist within enclosed spaces.