# A nature reserve contains areas of grassland where rabbits feed on grass plants. Foxes hunt the rabbits, and various species of insects live among the grass. Explain how the organisms and their environment in this grassland area form an ecosystem.

> Eduqas GCSE Biology — 6.1 Levels of organisation within an ecosystem · Explain · 4 marks

> A nature reserve contains areas of grassland where rabbits feed on grass plants. Foxes hunt the rabbits, and various species of insects live among the grass.

## Mark scheme (4 marks)

1. The grassland contains populations of different species (e.g. rabbits, foxes, grass, insects)
2. All the populations together form a community
3. The community interacts with the non-living (abiotic) environment
4. An ecosystem is the community together with its non-living environment / all the interactions between them

## Key terms

- [ecosystem](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/ecosystem)

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