Biomes

This biome often has a moist micro-climate which helps preserve nutrients for plants

• Forest

• Fynbos

• Grassland

• Savanna

A biome can be described as....

• The interaction of abiotic and biotic factors

• The largest ecological unit in the biosphere

• Lots of fauna and flora

• Rare fauna adapted for that specific area

A forest is 'layered' in order to allow plants to survive with different amounts of light available. This is known as.....

• Stratification

• Layering

• Resource opening

• Sharing of light

One of the biggest threats to grasslands is....

• Burning

• Industrialisation

• Over-grazing

• Hunting

This area is also known as the Bushveld

• Fynbos

• Grassland

• Forest

• Savanna

This Biome has extremely low rainfall...

• Savanna

• Forest

• Nama Karoo

• Fynbos

Plants that are well adapted to survive in dry conditions....

• Hydrophytes

• Mesophytes

• Xerophytes

• Anaphytes

The biome that is also known as one of the six floristic kingdoms of the world...

• Forest

• Fynbos

• Succulent karoo

• Nama Karoo

Biome that has many flora that have developed protective mechanisms to survive frequent fires in the area

• Fynbos

• Forest

• Savanna

• Grassland

This Biome has very few large mammals, however parrots, louries and pigeons are common birds.

• Fynbos

• Forest

• Nama Karoo

• Savanna