Hurumanu - Ecology
Movie: Our Planet: Netflix or BBC: Climate change: The facts
Aim: To learn about the wetland ecosystem.
What is a Wetland?
Definition:
Five different kinds of Wetlands in NZ
- Lakes - lakes is beutiful water so birds can drink water
- Dune -
- Bog -
- Swamp -
- Mangroves -
Common wetland plants in NZ
Name
|
Image
|
Purpose
|
EG: Swamp weed
|  |
|
Mangrove
| | |
Harakeke
|  | |
Raupo / Bullrush
|  | |
Toitoi
|  |
Common animals, insects, birds you may find in a NZ wetland.
Name
|
Image
|
Food
|
Duck
(rakiraki) |  |
snail
|
Frog
(poraka) |  | trees |
Butterfly
(pepe mā) |  | frower |
Grey Heron
(matuku moana) |  | fish |
Dragonfly
(uruururoroa) |  | leaves |
Fish
(matira) |  |
DEFINITION: AN ECOSYSTEM IS A LARGE COMMUNITY OF LIVING (PLANTS, ANIMALS AND MICROBES)AND NON-LIVING ORGANISMS (SUNLIGHT, WATER, SOIL, TEMPERATURE) IN A PARTICULAR AREA.
Food chain
Definition: a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
Create 4 food chains using NZ wetlands plants and animals . Use the food chain above as an example.
Food Webs
Definition: A food web is similar to a food chain but larger. A food web uses arrows to show the energy relationships among organisms. Food webs show how plants and animals are connected in many ways.
An example of a food web.
Create your own food web using:
Algae
Nymphs
Dragonfly
Tadpole
Raupo
Frog
Fish
Grey Heron
Flax
Tui
Wild cats
Algae
Nymph
Dragonfly
Tadpole
NZ Fish
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