TYPES OF ECOSYSTEM
TUNDRA
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It’s the coldest ecosystem.
It 's dry.
It’s located near the North Pole.
There are no trees.
Flora: lichens, mosses and grasses.
Fauna: reindeer, arctic foxes and polar bears.
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
GRASSLANDS
Flat areas dominated by grasses.
Two types:
Savannahs. In tropical areas.
Fauna: elephants, giraffes, zebras, lions.
Temperate grasslands. In colder areas. Fauna: bisons, prairie dogs, coyotes.
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They are warm and wet all year round.
Most of the plants, animals on Earth live there.
Flora: evergreen trees, ?, ferns…
Fauna: snake, monkeys, jaguar, insects and birds.
FORESTS
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Coniferous forests: located in cold areas.
Flora: pines, fir trees (abetos).
Fauna: brown bears, deers, foxes, and weasels(comadrejas).
Temperate deciduous (hoja caduca) forests: trees that lose leaves in winter.
Flora: oak trees (robles), beechs (hayas).
Fauna: squirrel, wild boar(jabalí).
Mediterranean forest: in areas near the Mediterranean sea.
Flora: cork oak(roble), holm oak(olmos).
Fauna: eagles, foxes, lynx
DESERT
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They are the driest and hottest places on Earth.
High temperature during the day but low at night.
Plants and animals have adapted to dry conditions.
Flora: cacti, small bushes.
Fauna: lizards, snakes, camels and scorpions.
ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEMS
farms, gardens, greenhouses (invernaderos), orchards (huertos), parks, zoos, terrariums…
AQUATIC
aquariums, man-made ponds, fish farms (piscifactorías)
URBAN
cities, villages, towns…
MARINE
CORAL REEFS
(arrecifes de coral)
CORAL REEFS
(arrecifes de coral)
SHORELINE
(orilla/costa)
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It’s the place where the sea and land meet.
Animals and plants have adapted to tides (corrientes).
Example: limpet (lapas)
OPEN OCEAN
(océano abierto)
It contains the largest ecosystem on Earth
Examples: sharks, fish, whales, dolphins…
FRESHWATER
STANDING WATER
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LAKES AND PONDS (lagos y estanques)
Ponds are smaller than lakes.
Examples: tadpoles (renacuajos), frogs, ducks…
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WETLANDS (humedales)
Areas where freshwater covers the soil.
Example: flamingo