i need to make up a real ecosystem for my environmental science assignment. I have no idea on where to begin from.. can anyone smart overhere help me out ?

 

btw if u dont know what an ecosystem is, then here is the definition:

 

An ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms in an area functioning together with all the non-living physical factors of the environment.

Anything: a jar with some mouldy stuff in it, a pond, the area of damp earth under a rock, is one of the very things you seek.

hey anyone out there?

Hey thanks Fred, but can u like draw me a little diagram on how to really do it. Aren't there supposed to be real animals in it?

If you had a good enough microscope you could keep track of the ecosystem in a drop of water. With something like a pond, there's more work. But you could try something small and easy to observe (maybe an ant farm or something). Is it meant to be portable?