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My Little Ecosystem: Compete & Coexist

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LENGTH

15 Minutes

GRADES

6
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8

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Spanish Language Support
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Description

My Little Ecosystem: Compete & Coexist is a top-down, real-time ecosystem simulator that explores how organisms compete for limited resources in a dynamic environment. Players step into a vibrant pixel-art meadow where every species interacts, competes, and depends on others to survive. Guide flowers, trees, butterflies, bees, aphids, ladybugs, frogs, and moss as they compete for sunlight, water, soil nutrients, and space. Wind spreads seeds across the landscape, trees cast shade that limits the growth of other plants, and predator–prey relationships naturally regulate population surges. Every decision sends ripple effects through the ecosystem. Growth alone is not success. Species compete in real time, and without careful management, one population can quickly dominate and destabilize the system. Players must actively monitor population levels, regulate imbalances, and guide each species to reach its milestone at least once, all while preventing collapse. Stability emerges only when competition is understood and controlled. Can you keep the meadow thriving without letting any one species take over?

Vocabulary Words

Predator
Prey
Direct Competition
Exploitative Competition
Apparent Competition
Competition
Symbiotic Relationship
Obligate Relationship
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Population
Ecosystem
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Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Competitive, Predatory, and Mutually Beneficial Interactions. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Direct competition occurs when organisms interact directly to secure a resource.
Predators are organisms that eat other organisms, known as prey.
Some symbiotic relationships are obligate, meaning one species depends on another for survival.
Obtaining and processing nutrients for growth is a life function of an organism.
Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.
Exploitative competition occurs when an organism or population uses a resource so that another organism or population cannot.
Competition for resources can occur among organisms of the same species or among different populations within a community.
Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other is unaffected.
Because resources in an ecosystem are limited, living organisms compete for resources.
A population is a group of organisms of the same species in a region.
Living things in an ecosystem require food, shelter, water, space, nutrient-rich soil, and other resources for survival.
An increase or decrease in the population of a species in an ecosystem will likely affect all other organisms in the ecosystem.
Availability of resources in an ecosystem affects the growth and survival of organisms or populations.
An ecosystem consists of a group of living things and the environment in which they live.
Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other is harmed.
In predator/prey relationships, predators limit the population of the prey.
Availability of resources in an ecosystem can be affected by invasive species, disease, climate, natural hazards, and human activities.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What happens when two animals want the same food or space? What do you think happens if one species disappears from an area? What is a predator? Can you name one?

After the Game

What were some of the symbiotic relationships that you saw in the game? How did the organisms affect each other? Why was it important to be thoughtful in how you placed the flowers and trees? Explain. Why was fungi so important in the game? How was the population of the organisms affected in the game and how did it benefit or harm the environment?

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