Animal Traits
These are physical features that help animals survive.
What are traits?
A push or a pull is called this.
The day-to-day conditions outside are called this.
What is weather?
This is a species that is not native to an area and can cause harm.
What is an invasive species?
Snowy today but warm tomorrow describes this.
What is weather?
A giraffe's long neck is an example of what?
What is a physical trait?
This force pulls objects toward Earth.
What is gravity?
The usual weather in an area over many years is called this.
What is climate?
Invasive species often compete with native species for these things.
What are food, water, shelter, or space?
Some rabbits have darker fur while others have lighter fur. This is an example of this.
What is trait variation?
This trait helps a polar bear stay warm in cold climates.
What is thick fur (or blubber)?
Kicking a soccer ball is an example of this type of force.
What is a push?
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of this.
What is precipitation?
True or False: All non-native species are invasive.
What is False?
When forces acting on an object are equal, they are called these forces.
What are balanced forces?
Animals inherit many traits from these.
Who are their parents?
Friction is a force that does what?
What is slow objects down or resist motion?
A desert has very little of this type of weather.
What is rainfall (or precipitation)?
Invasive species can affect ecosystems by doing this.
What is disrupting food chains, habitats, or native populations?
A plant or animal that naturally belongs in an area is called this.
What is a native species?
Explain how camouflage helps an animal survive.
What is helping an animal blend into its surroundings to avoid predators or catch prey?
Name two forces that affect a bicycle moving down a road.
What are gravity, friction, pushes, or pulls?
What is the difference between weather and climate?
What is weather being short-term conditions and climate being long-term patterns?
weather - changes day to day. climate - a pattern over a long time
Why can invasive species be a problem?
What is because they can spread quickly and harm native plants and animals?
Two squirrels from the same species have different fur colors. At the same time, one squirrel pushes a nut and causes it to roll across the ground. What 2 science concepts are shown in this example?
What are trait variation (different fur colors) and unbalanced forces (the push causes the nut to move)?