Vocabulary
What is an organism?
What is the function of your teeth?
To break down food
What is an adaptive trait?
A trait that makes it easier to survive
The Artic is covered in snow and ice (which is white). What colored bear would survive the best in this environment and why?
A white bear so that it can sneak up on prey
What is a habitat?
Where an organism lives
Feet
What does camouflage mean and how does it help organisms survive?
To blend into their surrounds. Organisms do this to catch prey or avoid predators
A scientist dug up shark fossils in the middle of the artic. How do you think that happened?
The environment changed, that area used to be underwater
What is a non-adaptive trait?
A trait that makes it harder to survive
What is the function of a fishes tail?
To help it swim
What are the three top reasons animals migrate?
To escape the cold, find food, or reproduce
If a pond dried up, could the fish living there adapt to a new environment without water?
No, change takes time.
What does migration mean?
The seasonal movement of animals from one area to another
What structure protects snails from the Song Thrush?
Its shell
What is it called when an animal looks like another organism?
mimicry
How did the Cliff Swallows adapt to their new environment with the highways running through their habitat?
They had shorter wings in order to avoid cars
What are the two definitions of structure?
The shape of something or parts of something arranged in a particular way
To hear danger
How does a fish fin help it survive?
What are 2 examples of events that can cause environmental change?
humans, volcanos, hurricane, drought, etc