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Ecosystems and the environment

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  • ________________ happens when a species completely dissapears. POLLUTION - DEFORESTATION - DESERTIFICATION - EXTINCTION
    EXTINCTION happens when a species completely dissapears.
  • True or false? Acquatic ecosystems can be marine ecosystems or freshwater ecosystems.
    It is true.
  • True or false? Lagoons and rivers are freshwater ecosystems
    It is true.
  • In what type of acquatic ecoystem can we find a CATFISH?
    We can find catfish in RIVERS like the Ebro river in Caspe.
  • True or false? Sandy coasts are marine ecosystems.
    It is true.
  • True or false? Rivers are freshwater ecosystems.
    True. Water in RIVERS has LOW SALINITY.
  • ________________ can happen due to forest fires or because people cut down too many trees. POLLUTION - DEFORESTATION - DESERTIFICATION - EXTINCTION
    DEFORESTATION can happen due to forest fires or because people cut down too many trees.
  • True or false? Open sea ecosystems are freshwater ecosystems.
    False. OPEN SEA ecosystems have water with high SALINITY. They are MARINE ecosystems.
  • Are forests acquatic ecosystems?
    No. Forests are terrestrial ecosystems.
  • ________________ happens when soil erodes and the land becomes arid. POLLUTION - DEFORESTATION - DESERTIFICATION - EXTINCTION
    DESERTIFICATION happens when soil erodes and the land becomes arid.
  • Four ways of protecting the environment: Saving waste or saving water?
    SAVING WATER is a way of protecting the environment.
  • True or false? Rocky coasts are freshwater ecosystems.
    It is false. ROCKY COASTS are marine ecosystems.
  • Do whales live in sandy coast ecosystems?
    No, they live in open sea ecosystems.
  • Four ways of protecting the environment: Respecting waste or respecting nature?
    RESPECTING NATURE is a way of protecting the environment.
  • Do forests grow in humid areas or in dry areas?
    Forests grow in humid and fertile areas.
  • Four ways of protecting the environment: Recycling waste or recycling energy?
    RECYCLING WASTE is a way of protecting the environment.
  • True or false? A desert is an acquatic ecosystem.
    False. Deserts are terrestrial ecosystems.
  • Are forests terrestrial ecosystems?
    Yes, they are.
  • ________________ can happen due to the accumulation of rubbish and harmful substances in the air, water and soil. POLLUTION - DEFORESTATION - DESERTIFICATION - EXTINCTION
    POLLUTION can happen due to the accumulation of rubbish and harmful substances in the air, water and soil.
  • Are mountain grasslands terrestrial or acquatic ecosystems?
    Mountain grasslands are terrestrial ecosystems.
  • The climate in deserts is HUMID or DRY?
    It is a DRY climate.