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TRUE or FALSE
Non-native species are a good thing for an ecosystem.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE
Renewable resources are replaced fairly quickly.
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE
Tsunamis and Earthquakes are examples of naturally occurring causes of environmental change.
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE
Fossil fuels are a renewable resource.
FALSE
Adaptations happen over________________________
A. a short time
B. many generations
B. many generations
What is an inherited or learned behavior that helps an organism survive in its surroundings?
A. Traits
B. Adaptations
C. Ecology
D. Characteristics
B. Adaptations
How many types of adaptations are there?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
A. 2
Match the word with the correct definition:
1. NICHE 2. HABITAT 3. ENVIRONMENT
The living and non-living things around an organism ________
3. ENVIRONMENT
Match the word with the correct definition:
1. NICHE 2. HABITAT 3. ENVIRONMENT
A place or environment in which an organism naturally lives _______
2. HABITAT
What are 2 types of adaptations?
1.________________________________________
2.________________________________________
1. Physical (Structural) Adaptations
2. Behavioral Adaptations
What are the 3 R’s to protect the environment?
1. _________________________________
2. _________________________________
3. _________________________________
1. Reduce
2. Reuse
3. Recycle
List 2 examples of a behavioral adaptations
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
Hibernation, migration, playing dead, camouflage, etc...
Match the word with the correct definition:
1. NICHE 2. HABITAT 3. ENVIRONMENT
A role an organism plays in its environment _________
1. NICHE
List 2 examples of a physical adaptations
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
Webbed feet, thick fur, beak length, sharp claws, etc...
List 3 examples of man-made environmental changes
1._________________________________________
2._________________________________________
3._________________________________________
Pollution, building roads/cities, trash, chemical spills, deforestation, etc...
Explain how the process of natural selection suppresses certain traits and the rise of others._____________________________
Traits that don't help the organism survive are not passed on because the organism could not reproduce. Organisms that survive because of their traits, pass those traits on to their offspring when they reproduce.
What is the niche of a woodpecker?____________________________________________
A woodpecker eats the bugs that live in trees. This allows the tree to live longer and creates homes for other animals.