Fun with Phiya June 2005
India's Ecosystems
See if you can guess the name of the ecosystem each riddle below describes.Then try to match the descriptions with the sketches alongside!
| Three-fourths of the Earth I wrap around, Here turtles, whales and sharks abound. Salty waters, waves that spray, Where plankton, dolphins, fisher folk play. _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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Pond, marsh, lagoon, lake, Various watery forms I take. Algae, lilies with grass and reed, Flamingoes, ducks and storks I feed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Shrubs, creepers, a variety of trees, Teeming with mammals, birds and bees. My floor is littered with thousands of leaves, I provide for many human needs. _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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Tides that are high and low, Over here, ebb and flow; Trees have roots above the ground, The fiddler crab waits on a mound. Fish and shrimp are here to breed, Kingfishers and crocodiles have plenty to eat. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| Scorching sun, shifting sands, Prickly plants, camels, caravans. Gerbil, fox, snake and hare, This land with nomads they share! _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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Wide stretches of tall, green, grass; Where blackbuck, chinkaras, wolves, pass. Grasshoppers and crickets chirp with glee; Shepherds with their flocks you see. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
