When you sat down and thought about ecosystems? An ecosystem is an environment when everything depends on each other. An ecosystem contains animals, plants, water, soil, and many other things. These animals, plants, and soil need each other to survive. Some ecosystems are very different but carry the same features. As a desert may be different than a rain forest, they both have same features, such as animals, plants, and temperatures. As animals need food, we need ecosystems. Ecosystems give us water, food, and plants to grow and eat. But when you throw trash, plastic, and oil into ecosystems, we may stop surviving. If we takes a few minutes of our time to recycle and not destroy, we can live better with animals and plants. So take five minutes of your day to pick up trash and recycle.