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UNIT 5 Class:

1 Match the words with the definitions. There is one extra definition.

1. all kinds of plants

a. camouflage
2. changing according to the environmental
conditions
b. adaptation
3. being the same colour and appearance as
the environment
c. deciduous

4. a plant that keeps its leaves all year round

d. habitat

5. the place where a plant or animal lives

e. flora

6. all kinds of animals

f. fauna

7. a plant that loses its leaves in autumn

2 Look at the picture. Identify and write.

a. Three living components:

b. Three non-living components:

c. Two examples of flora:

d. Two examples of fauna:

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3 Circle the odd one out.

a. trees climate soil sunlight

b. lake forest river ocean

c. aquarium desert zoo park

d. grassland tundra farm tropical rainforest

e. stream pond ocean river

4 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

a. A savannah / the tundra is the coldest ecosystem on Earth.

b. The tundra / grasslands don’t / doesn’t have trees.

c. Coniferous forests are located in warm / cold areas of the world.

d. Oak, beech and maple trees are found in Mediterranean / temperate deciduous forests.

e. Deserts are very hot / cold at night.

f. Temperate grasslands / deserts / rainforests are the driest places on Earth.

5 Match the ecosystems with the descriptions.

a. shoreline 1. still water without waves

b. stream 2. salt water

c. pond 3. where sea and land meet

d. wetlands 4. where freshwater covers soil

e. ocean 5. flowing water

6 L
 ook at these things and say why each one is good or bad for
the environment.
a. Zoos

b. Soil erosion

c. Cutting down forests

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