This document classifies and describes different types of ecosystems. It divides ecosystems into terrestrial ecosystems that exist on land, including forests, grasslands, deserts, and polar regions, and aquatic ecosystems that exist in water, including freshwater ecosystems like rivers, streams, and lakes, and saltwater ecosystems near and far from coasts, like coral reefs. Forest ecosystems provide shelter and food for animals. Grassland ecosystems have herbivores that eat grass and carnivores that eat the herbivores. Desert ecosystems have few plants and animals but camels and snakes have adapted to the dry conditions. Polar regions are covered in ice with few plants or animals, but polar bears and seals live in the North and penguins and seals

1. CEIP MANUELA ROMERO
Jose Antonio Madrid Madrid

2. There are many different types of ecosystems in the
world.

3. We classify them into…
Terrestrial ecosystems on land

4. We classify them into…

5. We classify them into…
Terrestrial ecosystems on land Aquatic ecosystems in water

6. TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS

7. FORESTS: Many trees grow in forests.
family

8. FORESTS: They provide shelter and food for animals
like squirrels, birds and bears.
shoal

9. GRASSLANDS: Grasslands are covered in grass.
beehive

10. GRASSLANDS: Herbivores like elephants and zebras
eat the grass.
beehive
zebras

11. GRASSLANDS: Carnivores eat the herbivores.
beehive

12. DESERTS: It rains very little in deserts, so there are
very few plants and animals.
beehive

13. DESERTS: Camels and snakes adapt to dry desert
conditions.
beehive
camels

14. POLAR REGIONS: Polar regions are covered with
ice.
beehive

15. POLAR REGIONS: There are no plants and very few
animals.
beehive

16. POLAR REGIONS: Polar bears and seals live in the
North.
beehive
seals

17. POLAR REGIONS: Penguins and seals live in the
South.
beehive
penguins

18. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS

19. Aquatic ecosystems can be SALTWATER or
FRESHWATER.
FRESHWATER
SALTWATER

20. Rivers, streams and lakes are FRESHWATER
ecosystems.
STREAMS
RIVERS LAKES

21. FRESHWATERS: Aquatic plants, fish, amphibians and
many invertebrates live here.
SALMONS

22. SALTWATER: There are ecosystems near the coast and
far from the coast.
NEAR THE COAST FAR FROM THE COAST

23. SALTWATER: There are more living things near the
coast.
CORAL REEF