Year 5

How are biomes being protected and preserved?

In this lesson, we are going to be learning about conservation, both in relation to plants (flora) and animals (fauna). We will look specifically at conservation of forests and conservation of corn buntings, a bird that lives in the United Kingdom. We will end the lesson by considering what you can do to support conservation in your local area.

Year 5

How are biomes being protected and preserved?

In this lesson, we are going to be learning about conservation, both in relation to plants (flora) and animals (fauna). We will look specifically at conservation of forests and conservation of corn buntings, a bird that lives in the United Kingdom. We will end the lesson by considering what you can do to support conservation in your local area.

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Key learning points

  1. Explore different ways that biomes are being protected and preserved
  2. Review the local, national and international solutions that are most successful
  3. Examine how more sophisticated understanding of land use is promoting conservation

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6 Questions

Q1.
The greenhouse effect is when...
gases stop heat escaping from greenhouses, keeping the Earth’s surface warm.
Correct answer: gases stop heat escaping from the atmosphere, keeping the Earth’s surface warm.
gases stop heat escaping from the surface, keeping the Earth’s surface warm.
liquid stops heat escaping from the atmosphere, keeping the Earth’s surface warm.
Q2.
Climate change is...
Correct answer: a change in global or regional climate patterns.
a change in the temperature across the globe.
a change in the temperature in a single area.
a change in the weather.
Q3.
Link the rainforest biome to the way you think it is being damaged by human activity.
Driving off-road cars kills off vegetation, which in turn affects the animals.
Humans live in this biome and cut down lots of trees in order to build homes.
Correct answer: Logging and deforestation cause huge amounts of damage to this vulnerable biome.
The burning of fossil fuels causes the earth’s temperature to rise and therefore melts the ice.
The clearing of vegetation, as well as using the land to farm cattle damages the soil and turns it into a desert.
Q4.
Link the Savanna biome to the way you think it is being damaged by human activity.
Driving off-road cars kills off vegetation, which in turn affects the animals.
Humans live in this biome and cut down lots of trees in order to build homes.
Logging and deforestation cause huge amounts of damage to this vulnerable biome.
The burning of fossil fuels causes the earth’s temperature to rise and therefore melts the ice.
Correct answer: The clearing of vegetation, as well as using the land to farm cattle damages the soil and turns it into a desert.
Q5.
Link the tundra biome to the way you think it is being damaged by human activity.
Driving off-road cars kills off vegetation, which in turn affects the animals.
Humans live in this biome and cut down lots of trees in order to build homes.
Logging and deforestation cause huge amounts of damage to this vulnerable biome.
Correct answer: The burning of fossil fuels causes the earth’s temperature to rise and therefore melts the ice.
The clearing of vegetation, as well as using the land to farm cattle damages the soil and turns it into a desert.
Q6.
Link the desert biome to the way you think it is being damaged by human activity.
Correct answer: Driving off-road cars kills off vegetation, which in turn affects the animals.
Humans live in this biome and cut down lots of trees in order to build homes.
Logging and deforestation cause huge amounts of damage to this vulnerable biome.
The burning of fossil fuels causes the earth’s temperature to rise and therefore melts the ice.
The clearing of vegetation, as well as using the land to farm cattle damages the soil and turns it into a desert.

3 Questions

Q1.
What is conservation? (Tick 2 boxes)
Protection of humans from the biomes they live in.
Correct answer: Protection of species from extinction and maintaining and restoring their habitats.
Restoration of animal life within biomes.
Restoration of plant life within biomes.
Q2.
How many acres of forest are lost to deforestation annually across the globe?
1.87 million acres
17.8 million acres
Correct answer: 18.7 million acres
8.7 million acres
Q3.
Which three biomes are most at risk from deforestation? (Tick 3 boxes)
Correct answer: Coniferous forest (Taiga)
Desert
Grasslands (savanna)
Taiga
Correct answer: Temperate deciduous forest
Correct answer: Tropical Rainforest
Tundra