Where Do Brown Bears Live?
How Much Space Do Brown Bears Need?
Who Are a Brown Bear's Neighbors?
What are Some Brown Bear's Adaptations?
What do Alaskan Animals Eat?
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sedge, lake, snowshoe hare
Name the three parts of the sedge meadow ecosystem:
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The space or area in which an animal lives and travels
What is an animal's home range?
100
The different types of life forms found in an area and the interactions between them.
What does biodiversity mean?
100
An adaptation is a trail that allows an animal to survive in its environment.
What is an adaptation?
100
Producers make their own energy from the sun Examples: moss, plankton, grass, bark, fruit
Define producers and provide examples
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den, puddle, berries
Name the three parts of the forest ecosystem:
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An area that an animal defends and protects.
What is a territory?
200
A niche is a role and every animal has one in Katmai National Park. Food sources: salmon, snowshoe hare, porcupine; Decomposers: flies; Predators: wolves, foxes, bald eagles and otters
What is a niche and provide an example of one:
200
Without adaptations, organisms would have difficulty finding food, water and shelter, and may not be able to escape predators or defend themselves. Without adaptations, an organism may not be able to survive in its environment.
Why is an adaptation important for survival?
200
Consumers are organisms that do not make their own food and have to get their food from another source Ex: bald eagle, beaver, brown bear, caribou, deer, fly, fungus, gray wolf , orb spider, porcupine, red fox, snowshoe hare
Define a consumer and provide some examples
300
river bank, river, salmon
Name the three parts to a river ecosystem:
300
scent-marking and tree-scratching
How does a brown bear mark their territory?
300
An adaptation is a trait that allows an animal to survive in its environment
What is an adaptation?
300
Omnivores eat plants and animals. Front teeth are sharp and long for capturing prey and protection against enemies Back Molars: for grinding plant material
Define the term omnivore and state why brown bears need different types of teeth for the food they eat.
300
a living organism that that breaks down and recycles nutrients from dead animals and plants Ex: fly, fungus
What are decomposers?
400
Range: the geographic area where an animal population is found Ecosystem: the arrangement and interactions of all living and non-living parts; more than one ecosystem may be found in an animal's range Habitat: the area where an animal finds food, water and cover, many habitats make up an ecosystem
Define a range, ecosystem and habitat
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The den, sedge meadow, forest and river
What four locations do bears travel to in their home range?
400
Eagles have long talons and can fly; adaptations that allow them to swoop down and grab their prey. Foxes hunt for their prey at night, using their large ears to hear and sharp teeth to catch prey Wolves and caribou live in a large herd for protection Fish: can swim and lay large eggs and can breathe underwater Porcupines: can climb trees, long claws and quills for protection
What are some adaptations of the brown bear's neighbors?
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Hair: warmth, biting insects Fat Layers: warmth in the winter Head: teeth for capturing prey and protection; long nose for excellent sense of smell Body: can reach almost 9 ft tall when standing; tree scratching , find food, shoulder hump for power Paws: long claws help bears to dig, tear-up food and climb trees Sense of smell: used for finding food and locating other bears and identifying intruders
How do a bear's adaptations of a bear's hair, flat layer, teeth, body, paws and sense of smell help them survive?
400
Herbivores eat only plants: beavers, caribou, deer, porcupine Carnivores: eat only meat: bald eagle, gray wolf, orb spider
What is the difference between herbivores and carnivores and provide some examples of each
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Living things: plants and animals for food Non-living things: sunlight, water, wind, soil, oxygen, temperature and weather are all important to the brown bears' survival
Name some living and non-living things that brown bears will need to survive:
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Brown bears visit forest, sedge meadow, and river in search of food such as berries, nuts, plants and meat. In the summer, brown bears living in Katmai National Park head to Brooks River to feed on salmon.
In spring, summer and fall, where does a brown bear go during the day and why?
500
Decomposer: break down dead plants and animals so nutrients are returned to the soil (flies and fungus; the gardeners of Katami Prey: Food for larger predators Predators: animals that hunt and eat other animals: brown bears; wolves, foxes, eagles and salmon
What is a decomposer, prey and predator?
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Similar: Both have hands, feet, and hair but may use them differently. people use a coat where a bear has fur to protect them in winter ***both have five digits on their paw/hand, bears have claws and people have fingernalis
How are people and bears similar and different?
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An organism that eats dead or decaying plants and animals bald eagle, brown bear, gray wolf, red fox
What is a scavenger and provide some examples
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