What is an ecosystem? An ecosystem is a community of living things and non-living things of a certain place.
Types of ecosystems:
TERRESTRIAL: Ecosystems found on land
- Tundra: the coldest ecosystem. Located in the North and South pole.
-Grassland: temperate grassland: mild weather with a lot of grass.
tropical grassland: hot all year round. Very dry and with a season of heavy rains.
-Tropical Rainforest: hot and humid with abundant rainfall.
-Desert: hottest place on earth. Hight temperatures during the day and low at night.
-Forest: ecosystem with many trees. The temperature is mild and not humid.
- Deciduous forest: trees lose their leaves
- Evergreen forest or coniferous forest: trees are all year round green.
AQUATIC: A community of living things and non-living things that are in the water.
- Freshwater: lake, rivers, ponds, underground water, swamps, streams....
-Saltwater: seas and oceans.
ARTIFICIAL: an ecosystem with some characteristics of natural ecosystems but created and maintained by humans.
These can be:
- Terrestrial: crop fields,.....
- Aquatic: aquariums, fishing tanks...
- Urban: a park, the zoo,....
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