Los ecosistemas

What is an ecosystem?

• A place where there isn't life

• A place where there is only animals

• A place where there is only plants

• An ecosystem consists of different components: a physical environment and the living things

Which are the living things?

• Only animals

• Only plants

• Insects and invertebrates

• All the animals (fauna) and plants (flora)

What is the physical environment in an ecosystem?

• It is the place where the living things inhabit

• The vertebrates

• The colour of the sky

• Tigers and lions

What's this animal?

• A vulture

• A pelican

• An imperial eagle

• A fish

What is this animal?

• A lynx

• A leopard

• A cheetah

• A panther

What is this plant?

• An olive tree

• A rosebush

• A holm oak

• A lemon tree

What is this plant?

• Daisies

• Poppies

• Grass

• Rosemary

Which are the main types of ecosystems?

• Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems

• Desert ecosystems

• Mountain ecosystems

Main characteristics of terrestrial ecosystems:

• There is a lot of water

• The living things that inhabit them are surrounded by many houses

• The living things that inhabit them are surrounded by air

Main characteristics of aquatic ecosystems:

• The living things that inhabit them are surrounded by water

• They have many trees

• You can see tigers and zebras in these ecosystems