An ecosystem is defined as a habitat and all the living things within it. A habitat provides living things with food, water, shelter, and space. Most plants and animals in an ecosystem are specially adapted to the conditions of their particular habitat through adaptations like webbed feet, storage organs, or camouflage, which help them survive.

1. Ecosystems

2. What is a habitat ?

3. A habitat is the place where living things live.
Habitats are different and have different
characteristics: temperature, soil, sunlight,
water…
The habitat provides the animal or plant with
food, water, space and shelter.

4. Ecosystems
An ecosystem is a habitat and all the living
things that live in it.

5. HABITAT
+
LIVING THINGS
=
ECOSYSTEM

6. ORGANISM

7. POPULATION

8. COMMUNITY

9. Fill in the gaps.
Keywords: ORGANISM, POPULATION, COMMUNITY, ECOSYSTEM,
and HABITAT
1 All the living things and non-living things in an area ____________
2 All the frogs in the pond ______________________
3 An area that provides food and shelter ____________________
4 Fish, frogs, tadpoles, Lily pads and dragonflies are all members of
the same what? ___________________
5 A forest ______________________________
6 Different populations that live together in a particular area
____________________________
7 A turtle in the pond _______________________
8 The damp soil in which a mushroom grows ___________________

10. Fill in the gaps.
Keywords: ORGANISM, POPULATION, COMMUNITY, ECOSYSTEM,
and HABITAT
1 All the living things and non-living things in an area ECOSYSTEM
2 All the frogs in the pond POPULATION
3 An area that provides food and shelter HABITAT
4 Fish, frogs, tadpoles, Lily pads and dragonflies are all members of
the same what? COMMUNITY
5 A forest HABITAT
6 Different populations that live together in a particular area
COMMUNITY
7 A turtle in the pond ORGANISM
8 The damp soil in which a mushroom grows HABITAT

11. Animals and plants
 Most plants and animals are specially
adapted to survive in a particular
habitat.
 They have developed special
features
 This is called adaption.

12. Some examples of
adaption

13. All birds have similar characteristics.
But many water birds have features that are
different from those birds that live on land.
Long legs and beak

14. Webbed feet for
swimming

15. These wings act as flippers

16. Aquatic animals
have adapted
bodies to move
more easliy in the
water

17. These animals are
adapted to live in the
hot desert.

18. Camels store water in their
humps.

20. Ostriches have
long eyelashes to
keep out the
sand.

21. These animals are
adapted to live in
cold temperatures.
.

22. Even plants have adapted to their
habitats.

23. The cactus has fleshy stems
that store water.

25. Dandelions seeds are easily
dispersed.

26. Ecosystems give:
•FOOD
•WATER
•SHELTER
•SPACE

27. •FOOD

28. •WATER

29. •SHELTER

30. •SPACE

33. ARCTIC

34. ARCTIC

35. The ARCTIC has:
•Plants and trees: TUNDRA
•Polar bears
•A lot of terrestrial mammals…
TUNDRA

36. The ANTARCTICA has:
•No plants or trees
•Penguins
•No terrestrial mammals

37. DESERTS

38. DESERTS are:
•Very hot during the day
•Very cold at night
•Very dry
•We can find:
• some plants like cactus that store
water
• Some animals like camels

39. MEDITERRANEAN FORESTS
•Have mild temperatures
•There is little rainfall during the summer
•There are many trees
•There are many animals: eagles, rabbits, insects…

40. MEDITERRANEAN FORESTS

41. JUNGLES:
•Are warm
•Rainfall is high all year
•Great variety of animals