The Importance of Plants

Which sentence BEST describes a habitat?

• The natural things around us.

• A place with many trees, plants and other living things.

• The home of a particular type of animal or plant.

• A place where living and non-living things interact.

Choose the activity which will be good for wildlife.

• Mr. Foster cut his Christmas trees to sell and has planted new seedlings so he will continue to have trees to sell.

• A housing developer cuts down trees at the foot of the mountains to build houses.

• The residents of Platters district steal the trees to make lumber to sell.

• The residents of Braytine community have been planting trees in a part of the community which was bare and dusty for years.

Johnstone Moreland is an area of many tall trees with shorter trees and shrubs underneath. The vegetation is lush and provides habitats for a number of endangered species including birds and insects.

What environment is being described?

• Semi-desert

• Swamp

• Tropical forest

• Grassland

How does practicing the 3 Rs help to conserve forest and wetlands?

• It makes people reuse trees.

• It reduces the number of products made from trees.

• It reduces the number of trees cut to make new products.

• It recycles trees to make new products.

Which of the following IS NOT a reason why wetlands are important?

• They store water and prevent flooding.

• They provide a place for dumping garbage.

• They are useful for local communities.

• They provide habitats for many different species of plants and animals.

What is a result of deforestation?

• More oxygen in the atmosphere

• More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• Extinction of plants and animals

• Loss of future medicines

Which of the following actions will help to care for our forests and wetlands?

• Carrying out extensive quarrying and mining in forest and wetland areas.

• Cut down trees and burn bush to clear land for farming.

• Respecting the laws when visiting a national park.

• Dropping litter on the roadside.

Swamps and marshes that are flooded with shallow water for at least part of the year are called wetlands.

• True

• False

All the natural things around us is our habitat.

• True

• False

The removal or cutting down of trees is called reforestation.

• True

• False