My Plot is an Ecosystem!

Level of Organization (Simplest to Most Complex)	Example 1	Example 2
Atom	Hydrogen	Oxygen
Molecule	Water (H20)	Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Cell	Pond Algae Animal Cell	Tree Leaf Plant Cell
Tissue	Tongue Tissue of a Frog	Cardiac muscle tissue in the heart of a deer
Organ	Moist skin of an amphibian (frog)	Lungs of a squirrel
Organ System	Integumentary system	Respiratory system of a squirrel
Organism	A Mosquito, a Frog, a Spider, a Butterfly, a Fern	A Deer, a Tree, a Rabbit, a Squirrel
Population	the huge concentration of Goldenrod along the pond edge	Deer
Community	The pond scum, rushes, frogs, butterflies, mosquitoes, and other insects and animals that live together in/near the body of water	The deer, squirrels, fungi, trees, shrubs, mosquitoes, birds, and other insects and animals that call the woods their home
Ecosystem	Pond--all the living things above plus the water, soil, mud, and other non-living things that are the home of living things	Forest--all the living things above plus the soil, nutrients in the soil, water, and other non-living things that exist side-by-side with the living things
Biosphere	All the ecosystems of Earth together	All the ecosystems of Earth together