test unit 5

Name:

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UNIT

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Class:

Match the words with the definitions. There is one extra ex tra definition. 1. all a.

kinds of plants

camouflage 2. changing

according to the environmental conditions

b. adaptation 3. being

the same colour and appearance as the environment

deciduous

c.

4. a

plant that keeps its leaves all year round

d. habitat 5. the e.

flora 6. all

f.

kinds of animals

fauna 7. a

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place where a plant or animal lives

plant that loses its leaves in autumn

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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UNIT

3

4

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

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.  A savann  A  savannah ah / the tundra is the coldest ecosystem on Earth.

a.

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b.

The tundra / grassl  / doesn’t  have  have trees.  grasslands ands don’t  /

c.

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

d.

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

e.

Deserts are very hot  /  / cold  at  at night.

f.

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

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

Look at these things and say why each one is good or bad for the environme environment. nt. a.

Zoos

b.

Soil erosion

c.

Cutting down forests

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