Science Ch. 3 Lesson 1 Notes *An ecosystem may be large, like a desert, or small, like a rotting cactus. *Living parts of an ecosystem include animals, plants, fungi, protists, and bacteria. *Nonliving parts of an ecosystem include air, water, soil, sunlight, climate, and landforms.

*Examples of ecosystems: desert, grassland, tundra, forest, tropical rain forest. Desert

Grassland Tundra

Forest Tropical Rain Forest

*These are all ecosystems b/c their parts work together for a purpose. *The area or place where an organism lives in an ecosystem is called a habitat.