WHAT ArE THE MAIn ECoSYSTEMS In AnDALUCÍA?

How many different ecosystems can you identify around you?

1 Look, listen and read.

Ecosystems can be terrestrial and aquatic. In natural ecosystems, there is no human intervention. In artificial ecosystems, humans change the environmental conditions.

Plants: holm oaks, cork oaks, rockrose or rosemary. Animals: insects, dormice, rabbits, deer, wild boars, birds or lynx.

Marsh

Plants: rushes and reeds. Animals: aquatic birds (ducks or cranes), fish and invertebrates.

Plants: glasswort, houseleek or sandwort. Animals: aquatic birds, fish, jellyfish, crabs, starfish, sea urchins or octopuses.

Dehesa

Plants: scattered holm oaks and pasture. Animals: birds of prey, reptiles, amphibians, and farm animals, such as pigs.

Choose a forest, a marsh, a beach or a dehesa around you and draw it. Name the animals and plants you can see. Draw a food chain. Then, describe it to a classmate.

The animals/plants in this ecosystem are rabbits/ crabs/rushes/pastures...

We classify ecosystems by the type of environment. Ecosystems can be terrestrial or aquatic.

1 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

A terrestrial ecosystem: a forest.

An aquatic ecosystem: a pond.

a) Draw a food chain for each ecosystem. Include at least one plant and two animals.

b) Are the ecosystems natural or artificial? Explain your answer and describe them to a classmate.

c) Look at the pictures below. Do they live in terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems?

See ‘Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems’ at anayaeducacion.es

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There are many different ecosystems: rivers, ponds or forests.