WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF

DIFFERENT BIOMES AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS?

Chapter 4: Lesson 3:(PART ONE)

EnvironmentAll the living and

non-living things around a living

thing.

Q) Identify the living and non-

living things in the environments

below.Q) State why each living thing lives in

that specific environment?

Why do living things live in

specific environments?Living things live in specific

environments because they can find:1) Food,

2) Water and3) Shelter they need.

Q) State how living things interact with

other living and non-living things in

the following environments.

EcosystemMade up of all the living and non-

living things that interact in an environment.

Organism(1 animal or 1 plant)

Group of pandas

Group of deer

PopulationA group of

organisms of the same kind living in

the same place.

Q) State how many populations are

there in each picture.

1

3

3

0

HabitatA place where an

animal lives and can find its food, water

and shelter it needs.

Example:Arctic fox lives in the tundra

Bulrush lives in a wetland.

Red squirrels lives in a woodland.

Most animals are adapted to live in one or two environments only.

Example:An adder cannot survive in the

arctic for to long.

Some animals are very adaptable.Example:

• Red foxes (they are not fussy eaters and have learned to live around humans)

• Red foxes can be found in woodlands, fields or urban habitats.

Habitats can be as big as an ocean

or as small as a leaf

Example of habitats:Woodland

(Home to: Deer, foxes, badgers, wood mice, wood ants )

Badger Wood mouse

Field/Meadow(Home to: Butterflies, harvest mice, rabbit

, mole , hedgehog)

Harvest mice

Mole

Tree(Home to: Owls, dormice, moss, red

squirrel)

Moss dormice

Pond(Home to: Frogs, dragonflies, pondweed,

irises)

Pondweed Iris

Leaf(Home to: Caterpillar, aphids)

AphidCaterpill

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Leaf litter/Pile(Home to: Slug / woodlouse)

Slug Woodlouse

Underneath a log(Home to: Woodlice, beetles, slugs,

centipedes)

Beetles Centipedes

Under a rock(Home to: Woodlice, beetles)

Beetles Woodlouse