Regions
The highest and coldest region of Georgia. Gets some snow and has cold winters and mild summers.
Mountain regions
A feature that helps an animal to survive
adaptation
Something that is part of an animal’s body that helps it survive in it’s habitat
physical adaptation
Why do plants that live in rainy areas often have waxy leaves?
So that water runs off of them easily
True or False: Fossils show how plants and animals have changed over time
True
This region has many rolling hills, rivers, lakes and streams. The soil contains a lot of red clay. It has mild winters and warm summers.
Piedmont
A resting state that some animals enter during cold months of winter.
Hibernation
Something that an animal does that helps it meet its needs in it’s environment.
behavioral adaptation
A cypress tree often grows in swamps. It has a thick bottom and "knees" (also called buttressing). How does this adaptation help it to survive?
so that it does not fall over in the water or in strong winds
Which fossils are more common: plant fossils or animal fossils?
Animal fossils
The soil in this region is shallow and rocky. It has tall peaks.
Mountain regions
The movement of animals from one area to another. This usually happens seasonally.
Migration
A physical adaptation in which animals have a body covering that allows them to blend in with their surroundings
Camouflage
These physical adaptations of plants keep animals from being able to eat them easily
spikes, thorns, or needles
When a type of living thing no longer exists, it is ___________________.
Extinct
This region has the greatest population of people. Our capital city, Atlanta, is located in this region. We also live in this region.
Piedmont
Everything that is around a living thing
Environment
A physical adaptation in which an animal's body looks specifically like another plant or animal
Mimicry
Name one plant that has adapted to get nutrients from somewhere other than the soil, and include where they get their nutrients
(example: the ________ plant gets it's nutrients from ______ instead of from soil)
Pitcher plant or Venus fly trap (gets nutrients from eating insects)
Air plant gets nutrients from the air
Mistletoe gets nutrients from living on other plants
Name one thing that scientists learn from studying fossils
-food that the animal ate
-how old the fossil is
-what the land and animals used to be like long ago
-how plants and animals have changed over time
This region has a lot of farm land. It is the hottest region. The land is flat and it has sandy soil.
Coastal Plain
The place where a plant or animal lives
Habitat
List 2 reasons why an animal would need to camouflage themselves with their surroundings
-blend in for protection to hide from predators
-predators blend in so that prey can't see them hunting
How would the roots of plants that live in Georgia's mountain areas be different from the roots of plants that live in desert-like conditions?
The soil in the Georgia mountains is rocky and shallow, so roots would not be able to reach far down. They are shallow and wide.
The roots of plants that live in the desert are often very deep so they can reach far down to get water.
name one way that a plant or animal can become extinct
-the last one of that type of plant or animal dies
-environmental changes
-people change environments of plants/animals
-plant/animal unable to adapt to environmental changes