Describe five factors that determine the numbers and type of plants and animals that can exist or inhabit an island.
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Plants are used as sources of food and goods for humans.
They can be used for shelter.
They provide shade for protection from the hot sun.
Humans use plants for fuel. We also use plants to make cloth, dyes and medicines.
- climate of the island
- type of food dominant on the island
- habitat or the hiding places on the island
- distance from the main land
- size of the island
different plants and animals inhabits different islands depending on the type of climate of the island, for example islands in the poles is dominated by animals that can adapt to the polar climate such as the polar beer.
in the tropical islands one is not able to find a polar beer but tropical animals, tropical islands is dominated largely by hippopotamus and tropical snakes.
the type of food in the island will determine the type of animals in the island, for example an island dominated by the grass is most likely to be inhabited by animals that depends on grass such as antelopes.