The illustration consists of three parts:
- On the left, a grassy, wooded area with a small pond that contains fish, an egret and bird flying in the air labeled Biotic Factors.
- On the right, a pond with surrounding soil and rocks and clouds in the sky, labeled Abiotic Factors.
- A pond with floating water lilies, fish, a bullfrog at the edge, woods in the background and clouds in the sky labeled Environment (Biotic and Abiotic)