Ecosystems - Grade 6 - Natural Sciences and Technology
( CAPS) Different kinds of ecosystems :
Provide living organisms with all 1. Rivers GRASSLAND
they need to survive 2. Mountains
3. Grasslands 1. Large open spaces
Ecosystem 4. Deserts 2. Plenty of Sunlight
- Consists of living things + non-living 5. Ponds 3. Hot summers / Cold winters'
things 6. Sea 4. Enough rain - grass/ bushes to grow
= that depend on one another in an area 7. Rocky shores
8. Wetlands
9. Forests
POND Many animals live in grasslands - some
Small freshwater
1. Plenty of sunlight HERBIVORES - zebras/rhinos/impalas
2. Shady around edges - cool under water CARNIVORES-lions/leopards/jackals
3. Soil around pond is damp
DIFFERENT TERMITES-insects
4. Temperature changes with seasons ECOSYSTEMS
5. Water is COOLER than air around it
Plants : Water lilies/ pondweed / bulrushes /reeds
RIVER
Animals : Fish/frogs/insects/birds
MAIN THREAT=WATER POLLUTION
FOREST Fresh water systems - flow through land = end at sea
1. Shady 1. Bright sunlight
2. Cool with little bright sunlight 2. Shady Banks
3. Plenty of water - can be damp 3. Temperature warm or cold ( depend on where river is)
Many different trees - 1. Ferns 2. Mosses 3.Flowering plants Plants : Pondweed/reeds ( in water ) plants/trees (along banks)
Animal: Fish/frogs/insects/birds
Animals - Buck/wildcats/mice/snakes/birds/insects
MAIN THREAT = POLLUTION
MAIN THREAT = CHOPPING DOWN OF TREES for timber or clearing ground for
building
( CAPS) Different kinds of ecosystems :
Provide living organisms with all 1. Rivers GRASSLAND
they need to survive 2. Mountains
3. Grasslands 1. Large open spaces
Ecosystem 4. Deserts 2. Plenty of Sunlight
- Consists of living things + non-living 5. Ponds 3. Hot summers / Cold winters'
things 6. Sea 4. Enough rain - grass/ bushes to grow
= that depend on one another in an area 7. Rocky shores
8. Wetlands
9. Forests
POND Many animals live in grasslands - some
Small freshwater
1. Plenty of sunlight HERBIVORES - zebras/rhinos/impalas
2. Shady around edges - cool under water CARNIVORES-lions/leopards/jackals
3. Soil around pond is damp
DIFFERENT TERMITES-insects
4. Temperature changes with seasons ECOSYSTEMS
5. Water is COOLER than air around it
Plants : Water lilies/ pondweed / bulrushes /reeds
RIVER
Animals : Fish/frogs/insects/birds
MAIN THREAT=WATER POLLUTION
FOREST Fresh water systems - flow through land = end at sea
1. Shady 1. Bright sunlight
2. Cool with little bright sunlight 2. Shady Banks
3. Plenty of water - can be damp 3. Temperature warm or cold ( depend on where river is)
Many different trees - 1. Ferns 2. Mosses 3.Flowering plants Plants : Pondweed/reeds ( in water ) plants/trees (along banks)
Animal: Fish/frogs/insects/birds
Animals - Buck/wildcats/mice/snakes/birds/insects
MAIN THREAT = POLLUTION
MAIN THREAT = CHOPPING DOWN OF TREES for timber or clearing ground for
building
