Unit 5: Ecosystems
Worksheet 2: Types of Ecosystems
Name: _____________________________

Main Types of Ecosystems:
LAND Ecosystems: 

	Woods: Closely packed trees forming a forest in a wet area

	Prairie: An area of flat, treeless grassland

	Desert: A dry, often sandy region with little rainfall and little vegetation

WATER Ecosystems:

	Fresh Water: Rivers, lakes, ponds and streams

	Salt Water: the sea or ocean



Answer the following questions:

1. What water ecosystem has dolphins, sharks, and whales?
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2. What land ecosystem is covered in sand?
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3. Woods are made of closely packed ____________.
4. The Nile River in Africa is an example of what water ecosystem? _________________________
5. What ecosystem doesn´t have trees but does have grass?
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6. The sea is an example of what ecosystem? ______________
7. A desert ecosystem has very little ____________ and little _________________.