1. Read the description of an ecosystem below. Underline the parts in bold that make up the biotope in blue. Underline the parts in bold that make up the biocenosis in red.
The Pedriza of Madrid is a protected ecosystem that consists of a mountain range made up of granite rock. It has numerous cliffs, meadows, streams and peaks. It has hot dry summers and cold winters with snowfall. The Pedriza is home to a rich variety of birds such as vultures and eagles, plants and fungi such as oak trees, lavender and oyster mushrooms. It contains lizards and frogs, foxes, squirrels, goats and even wolves.
2. Is the following sentence True or False?
All
the components of an ecosystem depend on each other: ____________
3. Which of the ecosystems are aquatic, land or mixed? Check your
answers by following the lines.
4. Put the living beings into the correct column.
5. Are the following anatomical adaptations or behavioural
adaptations? Complete the table.
a) Animals that can live at high altitudes, where there are low levels of oxygen.
b) Animals that have warm fur or thick layers of fat to protect them from the cold.
c) Animals that migrate to warmer climates in winter.
d) Being nocturnal (active at night time) to avoid the heat of the day.
e) Plants that have sharp thorns or spikes to protect them from herbivores.
6. Tick the adaptation that applies to each animal.
7. Complete the missing letters and give an example of each type of
adaptation.
1 An example
of an ana_ _ _ _cal adaptation is:.................................................
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2 An example
of a b _ h _ _ ioural adaptation is: ................................................
8. Write a list of what we can do in our lives and in our homes to live in
a more environmentally-friendly way.
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