Year 5

What affects an ecosystem?

In this lesson, we are going to be learning about the climatic factors and human activities that impact biomes and the ecosystems within them.

Year 5

What affects an ecosystem?

In this lesson, we are going to be learning about the climatic factors and human activities that impact biomes and the ecosystems within them.

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Key learning points

  1. Examine the different factors that affect an ecosystem, including rainfall, temperature and sunlight
  2. Explore how human activity affects an ecosystem

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4 Questions

Q1.
Choose the correct statement.
A biome is a large area of climate with a particular land, types of plants (flora) and animals (fauna).
A biome is a large area of land with a particular climate, types of plants (fauna) and animals (flora).
Correct answer: A biome is a large area of land with a particular climate, types of plants (flora) and animals (fauna).
Q2.
How many major biomes are there?
16
18
Correct answer: 6
Q3.
Why is it hotter nearer the equator than at 30°N and 30°S?
The equator heats up more quickly than anywhere else on the Earth’s surface.
The equator is closer to the sun.
Correct answer: The sunlight directly hits the surface of the Earth at the equator.
Q4.
Which three continents contain a tundra and a desert?
North America, Asia and Oceania
Correct answer: North America, South America and Asia
North America, South America and Oceania

3 Questions

Q1.
Temperature is...
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to or condenses on the ground.
Correct answer: the degree or intensity of heat present in the atmosphere.
Q2.
What happens in a biome with low precipitation and extreme temperatures?
It is always cold.
Lots of vegetation grows.
Correct answer: They have short growing seasons and poor soil.
Q3.
Why is northern Europe significantly warmer than other places equally as far north?
Norther Europe is close to the equator.
Norther Europe receives more direct sunlight than anywhere else on the Earth's surface.
Correct answer: Ocean currents transfer heat from the tropics to northern Europe.