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You have found an article that discusses plants and animals that live in the same place.
The article describes how these plants and animals depend on each other to stay alive.
Don’t Step on the Ecosystem!
The next time you go out, take a careful look around. Maybe you see a small pond. Plants
things (like air, water, and soil) is called an ecosystem. The plants and animals ¡n an
For example, if the food that an animal eats can no longer be found, then that animal
All parts of an ecosystem are connected to each other. Think about a tree in the forest.
up. This is an example of how the plants and animals in an ecosystem work together in
you see a rocky ridge of coral called a coral reef. The reef is home to many plants and
coral reefs make them one of the most important ecosystems in the world.
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