Plant needs
True or False. Plants need space to grow and get water and sunlight.
True
It uses it to hide from predators and as a shelter.
What would help an animal survive in the artic?
a layer of blubber
large ears
a long beak
large wings
a layer of blubber
What does endangered mean?
An animal population is becoming so few it has very little species left.
If a drought occurs in a town, should people:
-water their lawns daily
- water their plants more
- learn how to limit the amount of water used
- understand how droughts improve people's lives
learn how to limit the amount of water used
What resources does a plant compete for?
water food space carbon dioxide
sunlight
water, food, sunlight, carbon dioxide
Do all animals take in oxygen the same way?
No. Land animals take in oxygen through their lungs.
Animals that live underwater take in oxygen through their gills.
What would help an animal survive in the desert?
a layer of blubber
wings
large ears
a long beak
large ears
What is carbon dioxide?
A gas that plants absorb through their leaves to make food.
When a source of food decreases in an ecosystem for a snake population, the number of snakes __________.
increases or decreases
decreases
Plants use the energy from ___________ to make food.
sunlight
What resources does an animal compete for?
water food space carbon dioxide
sunlight
water, space, food
How are plant and animal needs different?
Plants need carbon dioxide to make food.
Animals need oxygen to breathe.
Animals need to eat food
Plants make their own food.
What is an ecosystem?
All the living and nonliving things that interact in an environment.
Describe a desert ecosystem. What plants and animals live there?
Hot and dry climate
Plants- cactus, brittlebush, agave, prickly pear
Animals- rattlesnake, fennec fox, camel, desert hare
True or false. Some animals use cattails as food and shelter.
true
What does a fish use to move in water?
fins
Name 3 things animals need in order to stay alive and reproduce.
food, other animals, water
What is a resource?
A material that living things use to survive.
Describe an arctic ecosystem? Name the plants and animals.
A very cold and icy environment
Plants- algae
Animals- penguin, polar bear, leopard seal, orcas
Which of the following is not a need for plants?
water shelter space sunlight
When there are limited resources that must be shared among all of the animals in the ecosystem.
What happens if an organism does not get the resources it needs?
The struggle among living things for resources.
Describe a pond ecosystem. What plants and animals might you find?
A body of water with plants and animals.
Plants- cattails, lily pads, grass, algae
Animals-fish, turtles, ducks, crane, snails, snakes