Survival of Individuals
A group of living things of the same kind
What is a SPECIES?
Anything that HELPS
What is an ADVANTAGE?
(Plants) A state of rest to save energy
What is DORMANT?
Staying alive
What is SURVIVE?
What is a DISadvantage?
To stay in a state of REST
What is HIBERNATION?
Three things that happen when a plant becomes dormant
What are
1. STOPS making food
2. Leaves CHANGE COLOR
3. Leaves FALL OFF
A trait that helps an organism survive
What is an ADAPTATION?
(pronounced Add APP TAY SHUN)
An advantage of animals living in a large group
What is
1. PROTECTION
2. SHARE work
(There are more possible answers like ...)
3. Keep WARM
4. Hunt PREY
5. Raise YOUNG
Name 3 adaptations that help animals survive seasonal change.
What are
1. MIGRATION
2. HIBERNATION
3. MOLTING
Three things that cause change in the environment
What are
1. HUMANS
2. OTHER LIVING THINGS
3. NATURAL EVENTS
How an adaptation helps an organism survive
(Name 3)
What are
1. Stay ALIVE in their ENVIRONMENT
2. Find MATES
3. Reproduce (Babies)
A DISADVANTAGE of animals living in large groups
What is
Difficult to HIDE / Easier for predators to FIND them
The reason bats hibernate
What is to SAVE ENERGY?
There is LESS FOOD available in the WINTER.
A strong effect
What is an IMPACT?
Adaptations that help animals survive a DESERT habitat
(Name 2)
What are
1. CAMOUFLAGE
2. SCALES?
Examples of animals that survive by living in groups
(Name at least 2)
What are
1. Geese
2. Orca whales
3. Prairie dogs
4. Caribou
The reason butterflies migrate when the seasons change
What is they move to a WARMER place so they can find FOOD. They RETURN to their original locations in the SPRING?
When an organism ADAPTS to a change in the environment it...
What is SURVIVES and REPRODUCES?
Adaptations that help an organism survive a COLD habitat
What are
1. THICK fur
2. Layer of FAT?
Reasons why animals form groups
(Name at least 3 )
What are
1. PROTECTION
2. Keep WARM
3. Hunt PREY
4. Raise YOUNG
5. Share WORK
To shed and regrow fur
What is MOLTING?
When an organism DOES NOT adapt to a change in the environment, it...
What is DIES and DOES NOT REPRODUCE?
Adaptations that help an organism survive in a WATER habitat
(Name 3)
What are
1. GILLS (breathe)
2. FINS / WEBBED FEET (move)
3. SCALES (protection)
In our packet, we compared the arms of two different cacti.
Why would it be an ADVANTAGE for a cactus to have MORE ARMS?
What is
Cactus - few arms --> fewer flowers and fruit --> fewer offspring
Cactus - more arms --> more flowers and fruits --> more offspring
The reason bison molt
What is
1. WINTER - grow THICK FUR - WARM
2. SUMMER - SHED fur - COOL
What are
CAUSE - WHY?
EFFECT - WHAT HAPPENED?