A palce where a particular animal or plant species lives?
A habitat
100
Which has more trouble with the extreme temperatures of the desert - plants or animals?
Animals
100
If trees are seen in a grassland, they are often next to this?
A river
100
Tropical oceans are located near this?
The Equator
100
Another name for ocean animals is this?
Marine life/ marine animals
200
This is the defining characteristic of a deciduous forest?
The leaves change colors and fall off
200
What is one reason that animals have trouble with the temperature range of the desert?
Animals' body functions can only take place is a limited range of temperatures
200
These 2 occurrences are common in grasslands?
Droughts and Fires
200
In this region, the ice is so cold that it sometimes freezes?
Polar Region
200
Plants and animals that live in a habitat depend on this to survive?
Climate
300
Why do flowers have bright, colorful petals?
To attract animals to spread pollen
300
Name two adaptation animals have acquired to adapt to the desert?
*Nocturnal
*Only active at dawn and dusk
*Stay in shady spot
*Use plants for water
300
How have animals adapted to living in the wide open spaces of grasslands?
They usually travel in herds
300
Name for the huge blocks of ice that drift in polar waters?
Ice bergs
300
Define climate?
General pattern of weather over a long period of time
400
What is the defining characteristic of a desert?
Very little precipitation
400
Why don't trees grow well in a grassland?
Soil is too thin and poor
400
In which habitat did life on Earth begin?
The ocean
400
Why are the deeper areas of the ocean so dark and cold?
The sun can only penetrate a little way into the ocean so it remains dark. The sun can only heat the surface level of the ocean so the deeper parts stay cold.
400
Rocky coasts frequently have this type of habitat?
Tide pools
500
Why don't cacti have leaves?
To reduce water loss
500
What habitat is usually located between a forest and a desert?
A grassland
500
When viewd from space, why does the Earth appear blue?
Because it is alsmost covered in water
500
Name for organisms that float in the open ocean and provide food for many animals?
Plankton
500
Animals in a tide pool must be able to adapt to a wide variety of conditions - True or False