Vocabulary
False. A tree is a living thing.
Plants need _____ to make food.
What is litter?
Trash.
Another name for an animal home.
Another name for a living thing.
Organism.
Explain the word "prey."
Food for a predator. Ex. A lion attacks its prey (zebra).
Anything that makes the air, water, or land dirty is called _________.
Pollution.
All the living and nonliving things working together in an area is called an _________.
Ecosystem.
All the nonliving things surrounding an organism.
Environment.
Bears will ______ during the winter months so that they can survive.
Hibernate.
Name 2 ways ecosystems can change naturally.
Floods, tornadoes, animals migrate because they can't find enough resources...
How many bones do sharks have?
Zero
An animal grows thicker fur to survive in Alaska. This change that allows an animal to survive in its environment is called an _________.
Some animals have certain colors or patterns that allow them to _______ so that they blend in.
Camouflage.
According to our science book, changes in ecosystems can be both _________ and _________.
Helpful and harmful.
Where is the world’s most active volcano located?
Hawaii
This is a word to describe when an animal copies the characteristics of another animal.
Mimicry.
Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what?
Omnivores
Name 3 ways humans can negatively affect an ecosystem.
Building on animals' habitats, littering, cutting down trees, pulling out plants, using up and wasting resources like water...
The Scientific Method is a way to test a hypothesis. After you gather your materials and state your problem, you follow a __________, which is a series of steps to do the experiment.
Procedure.