Ecosystems unit 5
- 1. UNIT 5 ECOSYSTEM IS MADE UP OF LIVING THINGS (FLORA, FAUNA AND OTHER ORGANISMS) AND NON-LIVING THINGS (PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: SOIL, WATER, SUNLIGHT, CLIMATE, TEMPERATURA…) WHICH WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE A BALANCED SYSTEM Habitat: place where living things grow and live.
- 2. GROUP OF ANIMALS WHICH BELONG TO THE SAME SPECIES Different populations interact with each other Living and non-living things
- 3. TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM TUNDRA -COLDEST AND DRY ECOSYSTEM -NO TREES -FLORA: LICHEN, MOSSES AND GRASSES -FAUNA: CARIBOU, REINDEER, POLAR BEARS, WOLVES…
- 4. TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM GRASSLANDS FLAT AREAS DOMINATED BY GRASSES SAVANNAHS IN TROPICAL AREAS -FAUNA: ZEBRAS, ELEPHANTS, GIRAFFES, LIONS, GAZELLES AND ANTELOPES TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS STEPPES (estepas) and PRAIRIES (praderas) IN COLDER CLIMATE REGIONS -FAUNA: BISON, WOLVES, PRAIRIE DOGS AND COYOTES. COYOTE
- 5. TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM TROPICAL RAINFOREST -IT ‘S IN WARM AND WET AREAS. -FLORA: EVERGREEN TREES, ORCHIDS AND FERNS -FAUNA: SNAKES, MONKEYS, JAGUARS, INSECTS AND BIRDS (PARROTS AND TOUCANS) AMAZON RIVER
- 6. TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM FORESTS -IT ‘S LOCATES IN COLD AREAS. -FLORA: EVERGREEN TREES (PINES AND FIR TREES) -FAUNA: BROWN BEARS, DEER, FOXES AND WEASELS (comadreja) CONIFEROUS FORESTS TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FORESTS -NORT OF SPAIN -FLORA: DECIDUOUS TREES (lose their leaves every winter): OAK (roble), BEECH (haya), MAPLE (arce). -FAUNA: squirrels, rodents (roedores) and wild boar
- 7. TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM FORESTS -ALMOST ALL SPAIN. CLOSE TO MEDITERRANEAN SEA AREAS. -FLORA: CORK OAKS (alcornoque), HOLM OAK (encina), THYME (tomillo) and ROSEMARY (romero) -FAUNA: EAGLES, LYNX, RODENTS, FOXES, HAWKS (halcones)… MEDITERRANEAN FORESTS
- 8. TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM DESERTS -THEY ARE THE DRIEST AND HOTTEST PLACES ON EARTH. -HIGH TEMPERATURE DURING THE DAY VERY LOW IN NIGHT. -FLORA: CACTI AND SMALL BUSHES -FAUNA: LIZARDS, SNAKES, CAMELS, SCORPIONS…