What+is+an+ecosystem?

All this talk but what is //Ecology// or an Ecosystem.

Well Ecology is //" the study of ecosystems"// - following is a definition of an ecosystem from Wikipedia.

====An **ecosystem** is a [|biological] [|environment] consisting of all the [|organisms] living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving (abiotic), physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water and sunlight.[|[][|1][|]] (Wikipedia 2011)====

Foodchains and food webs are two key ideas that help to explain the relationships between all living things in an ecosystem and are a good place to start!
The diagram below shows a simple food chain, labeling the role each organism plays in the food chain. Can you find some more information or explanation Can you find a better definition or explanation- or at least a website that explains things better? Place your links on the pages below- and then the rest of us can read and comment about which explanation is the best!



Producers Primary Consumer Seondary Consumer Tertiary Consumer Decomposers Sediments

In a mind mapping application of your choice create a food web with the following:

Honey Eater, Beetle, Snail, Flowers, Scrub Python.

(Add pictures to make it pretty!)