Ecosystem and Endemic Species Quiz

Sweet grass and sour grass

Sweet grass

Blesbuck, black wildebeest, springbuck, eland

<p>Including the blue crane</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Summers are very hot, winters are very cold with regular frost, receives very little rainfall</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Grasses and dwarf shrubs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>colourful wild flowers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>by storing water in fleshy leaves</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>succulents</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>thick waxy cuticle and reducing the number of stomata</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>bat eared fox, meercat, geckos</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Western Cape, against the coast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Grysbok, klipspringer, bontebok, rooikat</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>65%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>20⁰C to 30⁰C</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Spread over four provinces</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rainfall seasons vary, in some forests it rains only in winter, although it is always humid. Most forests receive rainfall throughout the year.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thick layer of soil, rich in nutrients</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An ecosystem is the interaction between various biotic components of an area and the interaction of the biotic with the abiotic environment. It consists of biotic (living organisms) and abiotic (non-living factors) components.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Endemics are organisms that naturally only occur at one specific place on earth and nowhere else. They are unique because of their restricted distribution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The biosphere is the part of the earth where living organisms are found. It consists of the atmosphere (air), hydrosphere (water), and lithosphere (soil and rocks).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ecosystems are the units of the biosphere, while the biosphere can be seen as the sum of all ecosystems on Earth. Biomes are different parts of the Earth with different climatic conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plants and animals are adapted to survive in specific climates because different environments have unique conditions that require specific adaptations for survival.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Different plants and animals surviving in different environments contribute to biodiversity and ecological balance by occupying specific niches and roles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Welwitschia</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>African moringo, Camelthorn, Euphorbias</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lizard, geckos, snakes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Oryx, silver-backed jackals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They germinate and grow into grasses and flowers after sufficient rainfall.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Grasses and flowers cover the area.</p> Signup and view all the answers