EXTRA INFORMATION: ECOSYSTEMS



ECOSYSTEMS

WHAT IS A HABITAT?
All living things live in a specific place. This is called a habitat.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzykg5HF1FI




WHAT IS AN ECOSYSTEM?
An ecosystem is the combination of a habitat and its community of living things.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRhdDs91aas


More information about ECOSYSTEMS:

http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_ecosystem.html


Play this game:
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ECOSYSTEMS?
There are many different types of ecosystems, but we can classify them into 2 main groups:
terrestrial and aquatic. 


http://www.primaria.librosvivos.net/archivosCMS/3/3/16/usuarios/103294/9/5EP_Cono_in_ud5_ecosistemas_naturales_1/frame_prim.swf
 



http://www.primaria.librosvivos.net/archivosCMS/3/3/16/usuarios/103294/9/5EP_Cono_in_ud5_ecosistemas_naturales_1/frame_prim.swf




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQjbqgPxKc0



Play this game. (Click here) Click on the photo and drag it over the animal's home !!


Now that you know what a habitat is, you can build an on line one!! (Click here). 






WHAT ARE PRODUCERS, CONSUMERS  AND DECOMPOSERS?
In an ecosystem, living things eat and are eaten! They can be classified into producers, consumers and decomposers.



WHAT IS A FOOD CHAIN?



http://www.primaria.librosvivos.net/archivosCMS/3/3/16/usuarios/103294/9/Food_chains_1/frame_prim.swf



 HOW ARE ECOSYSTEMS DAMAGED?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zPcR7wgh0c