Vocabulary
What is a feature that helps a living thing survive in its environment?
Adaptation
Name two adaptations animals can have for moving
wings for flying, flippers for swimming (answers may vary)
What does a Venus Fly Trap do to attract prey?
the leaves look like a flower, but the insect will get snapped up inside the trap
What are the remains or traces of a living things from long ago called?
Fossils
What is a color or shape that makes living things hard to see?
Camouflage
Name two adaptations animals have for getting food
claws for grasping, different types of beaks, different types of teeth (answers may vary)
How do needles help plants as an adaptation?
They can collect and save water AND protect against predators
Why have some species gone extinct?
They did not have the adaptations to adjust to their changing environment
What is the complete loss of one living thing?
Extinction
Name two types of adaptations animals have for attracting a catching prey
using lights, using webs, camouflage (answers may vary)
How can a flower or plant reproduce?
The wind or another animal can disperse the seeds in other locations
What extinct species is closely related to an elephant? Why did they go extinct?
Mastodon-- their fur was too heavy for the warming climate
What is the word for different forms of a feature of the same kind of living things?
Variation
Name three different types of adaptations animals can have for defense and protection from predators
camouflage, quills, shells (answers may vary)
The water can disperse the seeds
Why would a living thing need to move to a new location?
their habitat is changing.. not enough resources or it is destroyed
What are the three different types of consumers?
Omnivore, Carnivore, Herbivore
Name three types of adaptations animals use to communicate
sounds, smells, reproduction practices (answers may vary)
Some grasses do not taste good? How does this adaptation help these grasses?
It helps the grass protect itself.
What would cause a living thing to die in their environment?
great damage by a natural disaster or illness