Plant Adaptations
Plant and Animal Structures
Animal Adaptations
Cause and Effect
Vocabulary
100
Why do some plants have thin leaves?
To reduce water loss (adapt to environment)
100
Name the 4 physical structures in living organisms.
1. Support 2. Respiration 3. Circulation 4. Reproduction
100
What is an instinct?
Something that animals are born with (inherited) which tells them what to do.
100
What will happen if we plant seeds in the winter?
Seeds will not grow.
100

What is population?

A group of similar organisms living in the same area.

200

What kinds of factors cause plants to adapt?

Competition, Predation, Symbiosis (mulutalism)

200
Give an example of a structure for support for 1. Animals 2. Plants
1. Bones (exoskeleton and skeleton) 2. Stems, and branches
200
What are two ways animals are adapted to seasonal changes?
Some animals migrate, some hibernate.
200
What is a possible effect of animals eating fruits with seeds?
Animals eat the fruit and carry the seeds. Seeds have tough coverings that help them survive being swallowed by an animal.
200

What is an invasive species?

A species of organism that was introduced to a new area by human interference, this particular organism changes the environment and negatively impacts other organisms.

300
Describe three adaptations that might help a plant survive in a very windy environment.
Small leaves, stems that bend easily, strong roots.
300
Name a structure for reproduction for 1. Animals 2. Plants
1. Laying eggs 2. Plants reproduce using flowers (pollen)
300
Name the four different types of animals adaptations
1. Physical 2. Behavior 3. Life-cycle 4. Seasonal
300
What effect could less winter snow have on the fur of white snowshoe hares (rabbits)?
The fur may become less white to blend in
300

What is competition? Bonus: what are the two different types?

An interaction between species that involves species competing for the same resources in an area. The two kinds are intra- and inter- specific competition.

400

If pine trees have seeds that are activated by intense heat of fires, what is the likely cause of this adaptation?

Frequent fires in the area caused plants to adapt to intense conditions

400
What are three ways animals can get oxygen?
Lungs, spiracles and gills
400
What are behavioral adaptations?
How an animal behaves around other animals. Behavioral adaptations are inherited behaviors to help animals survive. Some are instincts some are learned.
400
Coconut trees grow in tropical regions. What would be an effect of an ocean current that carried coconuts to colder areas?
Those coconuts would not grow into trees because coconut trees are not adapted to cold climates.
400

What is predation?

The movement of matter and energy through means of consuming another organism that is not a plant.

500
Plants have 2 types of adaptations. Name them
Physical adaptations and Life-Cycle adaptations.
500

A phenomenon in nature shows that 4 different species of birds that eat the same food eat at different depths of the shoreline. (Show "capture"), What factors caused this phenomenon?

The birds adapted to the pressure of competition for the same food source.

500
Are all behavioral adaptations learned?
No, some are instincts that the animal knows without being taught.
500
What happens to species that have no more members of its kind alive?
Become extinct.
500

What is a food chain?

Is a possible pathway that energy and nutrients can follow through the ecosystem.

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