Adaptations
What is an adaptation?
A physical feature or action that animals have or do to help them survive in their environment.
What makes one biome different from another biome?
The weather, soil type, and temperature
What is the smallest group in an ecosystem?
An organism
Which is nonliving? A squirrel, two raccoons, a snake, a rock, a palm tree.
A rock
What is a biosphere?
The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.
What are two ways plants adapt to living in the rainforest?
Growing quickly, growing tall, needing a lot of water, being poisonous, etc.
What biome would be described as arid?
The desert
Describe a population
All of one kind of a species that lives in an ecosystem.
Which is living? book, dirt, plant, shirt, iPhone
Tree
What is a Community?
The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.
How do humans "adapt"?
The human body responds to changing environmental stresses in a variety of biological and cultural ways. We can acclimatize to a wide range of temperature and humidity. This ability to rapidly adapt to varying environmental conditions has made it possible for us to survive in most regions of the world.
Which biome would be described as aquatic?
Marine, coral reef, etc.
What is the difference between a community and a habitat?
A habitat is the background of an ecosystem (the living plants and nonliving things) no animals. A community is all the living things (plants and animals) in an ecosystem
Which are non-living? human, dog, chicken, sand, bird
sand
What is a population?
The number of all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in a particular geographical area, and have the capability of interbreeding.
What are three types of adaptations?
Behavioral - responses made by an organism that help it to survive/reproduce.
Physiological - a body process that helps an organism to survive/reproduce.
Structural - a feature of an organism's body that helps it to survive/reproduce.
How is the tundra biome different from the desert biome?
The tundra is dry and mostly cold. The desert biome is dry and mostly hot.
What is an Ecosystem?
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
How many are living? moose, air pods, goose, chicken strips, duck. Name the living ones
3: moose, goose, duck
What is an Organism?
An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
What are two examples of how animals adapt to cold environments?
Hibernation and Migration
Define Biome
A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra.
What would make up the community of coral reef?
Clown fish, jelly fish, seaweed, etc.
Which is living? bracelet, glasses, DrewAnne, shoes, Chromebook
DrewAnne
What is an instinct?
A behavior that an animal knows without being taught.