Ecosystems Sunshine State Standards Great Activity Quiz Learn More about Environments Julie Ramos EME 2040 First Grade

Arctic The Arctic is a very cold, windy, and often snowy biome located around the North Pole.

Arctic The most extreme Arctic land is called the High Arctic Zone which is the closest to the North Pole.

Arctic Animals that live in the Arctic are adapted to extreme conditions. Many of these animals have a coat that thickens and changes color to white during the winter as camouflage in the snow.

Arctic Some animals that live in the Arctic are the Arctic fox, the ermine, and puffins.

Rainforests Rainforests are very dense, warm, wet forests.

Rainforests They are havens for millions of plants and animals which generate much of the Earth's oxygen.

Rainforests Tropical rainforests are located in a band around the equator where it’s warmest. Tropical rainforests are found in South America, West Africa, Australia, southern India, and Southeast Asia. The Amazon Madagascar

Rainforests Ridiculously huge numbers of animals live in rainforests, including insects and worms, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals.

Desert Deserts cover about one fifth of the earth's land area.

Desert The desert is a harsh environment with very little rainfall and extreme temperatures. Deserts get less than 10 inches of rain every year!

Desert Some deserts get both very hot (during the day) and very cold (during the night) when temperatures can drop well below freezing.

Desert Different animals live in the different types of deserts, such as the armadillo, camel, and roadrunner.

Coral Reef Coral reefs are warm, clear, shallow ocean habitats that are rich in life. The reef's massive structure is formed from coral polyps, tiny animals that live in colonies.

Coral Reef There are two types of coral, hard coral and soft coral. -Hard corals have hard, limestone skeletons which form the basis of coral reefs. -Soft corals do not build reefs.

Coral Reef The Great BarrierReef (off the coast of NE Australia) is the largest coral reef in the world. It is over 1,257 miles (2000 km) long.

Coral Reef The coral provides shelter for many animals such as Reef Sharks, groupers, clown fish, and eels.

Question 1 Which ecosystem is the coldest ? A.ArcticArctic B.Coral ReefCoral Reef C.RainforestRainforest D.DesertDesert

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Question 2 Which ecosystem has millions of plants and animals which generate much of the Earth's oxygen? A.ArcticArctic B.RainforestRainforest C.DesertDesert D.Coral ReefCoral Reef

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Question 3 Which ecosystem is made out of smooth and rough coral? A.ArcticArctic B.RainforestRainforest C.Coral ReefCoral Reef D.DesertDesert

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Question 4 Which ecosystem only gets 10 inches of rain per year? A.ArcticArctic B.RainforestRainforest C.DesertDesert D.Coral ReefCoral Reef

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