4 Primaria Natural Science ECOSYSTEMS Think Do Learn
4 Primaria Natural Science ECOSYSTEMS Think Do Learn
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A B
forest
shrubland
C grassland D
desert
high – shrubland – forest – vegetation – fertile – drought – scarce – arid – low – poor
d. Deserts do not have much water and the soil is . There is little
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REINFORCEMENT
s e a b i r d f p
x s n a k e l i s
z f w t q x i s n
s t a r f i s h a
s q u i r r e l i
o o c t o p u s l
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Animals and plants EXTENSION
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A frozen land
Tundras are one of the coldest and harshest
areas on Earth. They are found in the Arctic,
where the weather is extremely cold, dry and
windy. Trees cannot grow in tundras, but there
are many low plants. The Arctic tundra has
average temperatures of –12 ºC to –6 ºC. This
means that the top layer of soil, called the
permafrost, is almost always frozen.
In winter, the permafrost is covered with
a thick layer of snow, and no plants are visible.
In summer, there are 24 hours a day of sunlight,
and the surface of the permafrost melts. Wildflowers appear everywhere.
Many animals live in the Arctic tundra, including Arctic foxes, polar bears, caribous and
snow geese. Unfortunately, as a result of global warming, temperatures are rising. This is
causing the permafrost to melt. The Arctic tundra is in danger.
2 Search the Internet for three animal species from the Arctic tundra.
Write what they eat.
animals food
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Animals and plants EXTENSION
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animals
fast Cheetahs can run at Falcons can fly at 300 Sailfish can swim at 110
animals 100 kilometres per hour. kilometres per hour. kilometres per hour.
1 Read the text and the table. Then, answer the questions.
It moves at .
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Animals and plants ASSESSMENT
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A B C D
2 Read and write T (true) or F (false). Then, correct the false sentences.
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ASSESSMENT
through .
a. Squirrels live most of the time in and swing from branch to branch.
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Animals and plants TEST
Name Date
1 Vegetation is…
a. all the plants that live in an area, region or country.
b. all the plants and animals that live in an area.
c. the flowers that grow on trees.
6 A desert is…
a. an area where there is a lot of sand.
b. an area with arid soil and little water.
c. a kind of vegetation.
9 Terrestrial animals…
a. do not need water. b. live on land. c. have wings to walk about.
10 A bat is a…
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Animals and plants INVESTIGATE
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Instructions
1. Work in groups.
3. Search the Internet for plants and animals that live in your habitat. Find out what
they eat and how they reproduce. Print out or draw pictures.
4. Make a poster with your pictures. Write the names of the animals, what they eat
(carnivore, herbivore or omnivore) and how they reproduce (oviparous or viviparous).
5. Show your poster to your classmates and tell them about your favourite animal
or plant.
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