Habitats
Explain what a habitat is and give one example of an animal and its habitat.
A place where a plant or animal lives
What is an ecosystem?
Living and nonliving things working together
Explain what an adaptation is and give one example.
A feature that helps a living thing survive
What is a food chain?
A chain showing who eats what
What does ecology mean?
Study of living things and their environment
Describe how a habitat helps an animal survive. Give at least two examples
Food / water / shelter / space
Explain how living and nonliving things work together in an ecosystem.
Water / sunlight / air / rocks
Describe how one animal is adapted to its habitat and explain how that helps it survive.
open answer
What is a producer?
A living thing that makes its own food (plants)
What are organisms?
Living things
Compare two different habitats and explain how they are different for animals living there.
Example: desert vs forest
Describe an ecosystem you know and explain what makes it an ecosystem.
Forest / desert / ocean / tundra / grassland
Compare how two different animals are adapted to different environments.
Example Answer
“A camel is adapted to the desert because it can store water and tolerate heat. An arctic fox is adapted to the tundra because it has thick fur to stay warm. These animals are different because their bodies help them survive in very different environments.”
What is a consumer?
A living thing that eats other things
What does “tolerant” mean?
Able to survive or handle something
Explain why an animal cannot live in just any habitat. Use an example to support your answer.
It is not adapted to....
Explain why even a small place (like a puddle) can be an ecosystem.
A small place like a puddle can be an ecosystem because it has both living and nonliving things that interact. For example, there can be tiny organisms like algae or insects living in the water, and they depend on sunlight, water, and air to survive. These living and nonliving things work together, so even though it is small, it is still an ecosystem.
Give one plant adaptation in the desert
Stores water / long roots / spaced apart
What is a decomposer?
Breaks down dead plants and animals
What does environment mean?
Everything around a living thing
Explain the difference between a habitat and an ecosystem
A habitat is a home; an ecosystem includes living and nonliving things working together
Explain what might happen if one part of an ecosystem is removed (example: no water, no plants).
If one part of an ecosystem is removed, it can affect all the other living things because everything is connected. For example, if there is no water, plants may die. Then animals that eat the plants will not have food, and they may also die or move away. This shows that all parts of an ecosystem depend on each other.
Explain how an animal’s body helps it survive in a difficult environment (heat, cold, lack of water).
An animal’s body helps it survive in a difficult environment because it has special features called adaptations.
Put this in order: bird, plant, worm, hawk
Plant → worm → bird → hawk
What does “interconnected” mean?
Everything is connected and affects each other