Topic 5 Flashcards

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DECIDUOUS FOREST

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• Losing their leaves in autumn: oaks trees, beeches, etc.

• Home to squirrels, wild boar, etc.

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CONIFEROUS FOREST

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• Maintain their leaves all year = EVERGREEN TREES: Pines trees, fir trees, etc.

• In cold areas.

• Home to foxes, deer, brown bears, etc.

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MEDITERRANEAN FOREST

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• Near the Mediterranean Sea.

• Home to cork oaks, holm oaks, eagles, hawks, foxes, etc.

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GRASSLAND

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• There is NOT enough water for trees = Dominated by grasses.

• Types:

1.- SAVANNAHS:

Ø  Warm all year.

Ø  Home to herbivores (giraffes, zebras, etc.).

2.- TEMPERATURE GRASSLAND:

Ø  Colder.

Ø  Home to deer, rabbits, etc.

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SHORELINE

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• Where the sea and the land meet.

• Adapted organisms to the rocky shore and strong waves.

• Home to seagulls, lobsters, algae, fishes, etc.

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DESERT

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• Dry and normally hot.

• Home to:

1.- Plants which can store water (cacti).

2.- Small reptiles and mammals which can burrow underground.

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PONDS

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• Small bodies of fresh water.

• Home to:

1.- Aquatic organisms: Fishes, molluscs, frogs, algae, etc.

2.- Large birds: Herons, ducks, etc.

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URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

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• Towns and cities with natural and artificial elements.

• Home to domestic animals, pigeons, rats, bacteria, protists, fungi, etc.