C6. The Environment

C6. The Environment

by Teacher Ivy Jean Caballes

​Ecosystem

​- Is a localized group of interdependent organisms together with the environment they inhabit and depend on.

​2 main features of an ecosystem:

​1. The Physical Environment

​ - is all of the non-living things, such as rocks, air, sunlight and chemicals in an area.

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​2. The Living Environment

​ - is all of the living organisms such as plants, animals and insects in an area.

Multiple Choice

What refers to a localized group of interdependent organisms together with the environment they inhabit and depend?

• environment

• ecosystem

• ecology

• earth

Multiple Select

What are the 2 main features of ecosystem?

**Click 2 answers**

• The Physical Environment

• The Mental Environment

• The Environment

• The Living Environment

​1. The Physical Environment

It has 3 important parts:

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• ​Light

• ​Water​

• ​Temperature

​Light

• ​Green plants can only live where there is enough light.

• ​Some plants are good at growing in very bright sunlight.

• ​Some are very good at growing in darker places.

• ​But all green plants need some light.

​Water

• ​No living things can survive without water.

• ​Some organisms can live with very little water such as camels and cacti.

• ​Water is very important part of the physical environment.

​Temperature

• ​Also tells us what kind of plants and animals can live in a place.

• ​Some animals, like polar bears and penguins, have learned to live in quite cold habitats.

• ​Some, like African elephants, have learned to live in quite hot habitats.

Multiple Select

What are the 3 most important parts of the Physical Environment?

**Click all three answers**

• Light

• Soil

• Water

• Temperature

Multiple Choice

What animal can live with very little water?

• fish

• camel

• dog

• bird

Multiple Choice

What plant can live with very little water?

• lotus

• orchid

• rose

• cacti

Multiple Choice

Polar bears and penguins can live in a very hot place.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

African elephant and camels can live in a quite hot habitat.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

All green plants need some light.

• True

• False