... be seen in this five square meter area. Biotic components such as the green grass, brown moss, lichen, small gray fish (eventually named Pedro), water plants, water spiders, green ferns, small shrubs with brown/green leaves, bees, three large trees, purple flowers, drift wood, spider and web, fallen brown leaves, ... themselves also needed to receive energy from other places to survive. The plants, producers, created their own food. The producers took in sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make this needed food, keeping the micro ecosystem flourishing. The materials needed for the pro...

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