2012年科普英语竞赛InteractionsinEcosystem资料.docVIP

Interactions in Ecosystems There are many factors that can affect an ecosystem: water, sunlight, soil, pollution, and fire are just a few. Water is, in many cases, the main factor that can affect an ecosystem. When an ecosystem is very dry, only a small number of species of plants and animals can survive. A rain forest has so much water that many animals and plants can live there. Drought can cause plants to die. When plants die, consumers that need them for food will also die. Another resource that can affect an ecosystem is sunlight. Some plants, such as cacti, grow where there is little w