Organism descriptions

The community is all of the living organisms.  The environmental factors are all of the nonliving objects that interact with the organisms.  The community and the environmental factors’ interactions make the ecosystem.  This is what your study in this unit is about.  Using your terrarium, aquarium, or aquarium-terrarium fill out the chart below.

Organism	Drawing	Description	What it needs to survive	Other information
			Energy / Food / Nutrients Water Shelter Temperature Other
			Energy / Food / Nutrients Water Shelter Temperature Other
			Energy / Food / Nutrients Water Shelter Temperature Other
			Energy / Food / Nutrients Water Shelter Temperature Other
			Energy / Food / Nutrients Water Shelter Temperature Other

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