Types of Habitats
Important Terms
Animal Adaptations
Environments
Survival
100
Fish, dolphins, and coral are found in this habitat
Ocean habitat
100
What is an organism?
a living thing
100
How is a fish able to live in the water?
It has gills to breathe with
100
True or false, animals living in the desert still need water.
True.
100
True or false; all organisms adapt to their environments.
True
200
Humans, cats, grass, and pigeons are found in this habitat
City habitat
200
What is a habitat?
the place where an organism lives
200
Name one way a mountain goat adapted to living in their mountains.
It has very thick fur, the toes on their hooves help them climb and not fall down.
200
How are fish able to live in an ocean environment?
Gills and fins
200
Why do animals need to adapt to their environment?
To survive and stay safe from enemies
300
Cactus, kangaroos rats, and snakes are found here
Desert habitat
300
What is an environment?
all the things that surround an organism
300
What is an example of an adaptation that a giraffe has made?
The tall neck allows it to reach the tops of trees for food, the color helps it blend in
300
What is one way an animal can avoid predators?
It can blend into its environment
300
True or false; a beaver's teeth are a structure that help them survive.
True, their teeth are needed to build their home
400
Trees, birds, and bears are found here
Forest habitat
400
What is an adaptation?
a structure/behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment
400
What is an adaptation of a Texas Horned Frog?
The color of animal matches the environment, making it hard for predators to see it.
400
True or false, an animal cannot change its environment.
False, beavers can change how water flows
400
Give an example of an animal that has adapted, by looking like a more dangerous animal, to survive.
The hover fly
500
Frogs, lily pads, and beavers are found here
Wetland habitat
500
Why do people avoid the Hover Fly, even though it isn't dangerous?
It looks like a bee, so enemies stay away
500
How can groundhogs change the environment that they live in?
By digging holes underground for their habitat
500
What animal is able to find its food by blending into its environment?
The Texas Horned Lizard
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