Starter quiz
- What is the meaning of 'local'?
- existing in or belonging to an area on the opposite side of the world
- existing in or belonging to the area where you live ✓
- existing in or belonging to an area very far away from where you live
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- What does 'global' mean?
- Relating to the whole world ✓
- Relating to one specific country
- Relating to a small group of people
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- What is a habitat?
- A habitat is a type of animal found in a specific region.
- A habitat is a specific type of plant found in forests.
- A habitat is the natural environment or home of a particular plant or animal. ✓
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- __________ is anything that makes the environment dirty or unhealthy.
- Pollution ✓
- Erosion
- Flooding
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- A ______ is when there is too much water in a waterway, such as a river, and it overflows onto land that is normally dry.
- 'flood' ✓
- Which of these are natural resources?
- Wood, metals, water and stone ✓
- Biscuits, cakes, sweets, and chocolate
- Cars, computers, mobile phones, and plastic
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Exit quiz
- ______ species are those already growing in a place and not introduced there by humans.
- 'Native' ✓
- Climate change is a large-scale and __________ in the planet’s climate.
- long-term change ✓
- short-term change
- period of stability
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- A __________ tree has flat leaves and produces seeds inside of fruits.
- conifer
- native
- broaleaf ✓
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- What is biodiversity?
- the number of trees in a forest
- all the living things in an ecosystem or area ✓
- the study of different types of biomes
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- Why are trees important for biodiversity?
- they provide a habitat for animals ✓
- they look nice in a park
- they provide food for animals ✓
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- Woods and forests absorb atmospheric carbon and lock it up for centuries in a ‘carbon ______’.
- 'sink' ✓
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Key learning points
- Trees provide a wide range of natural resources that are used by humans and wildlife.
- Trees absorb carbon, helping to reduce climate change.
- Trees have features that can help with species identification, including the location where they grow.
Common misconception
All broadleaf trees shed their leaves (are deciduous).
Some broadleaf trees are evergreen like the native holly tree. Broadleaf just means the trees have broad, flat leaves.
Keywords
Native - Native species are those already growing in a place and not introduced there by humans
Climate change - Climate change is a large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures
Broadleaf tree - A broadleaf tree has flat leaves and produces seeds inside of fruits
Biodiversity - Biodiversity means all the living things in an ecosystem or area
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