Adaptations
Name one animal that uses camouflage to survive.
Examples: snakes, arctic fox, polar bear, tiger
Name 3 resources animals need to survive.
food, water, shelter, space
A fossil is the remains of a living thing from the...
A. Present
B. Past
C. Future
B. Past
Name one way humans endanger animals.
clearing forest, hunting, pollution
What adaptation means to rest or go into a deep sleep through the cold winter?
hibernation
The struggle among organisms for water, food, or other resources is called....
competition
Fossils can tell us how __________ have changed over time.
habitats
dies off
Name one adaptation that allows animals to survive in the desert.
The living and nonliving things that interact in an environement is called an
ecosystem
A fossil that has fins shows an animal that most likely could _______.
swim/ move through the water
Over the past 10 years, the amount of rainfall has declined rapidly. To continue living in this environment, an animal would need to....
adapt, alter their diet, become nocturnal to lose less moisture
Name one adaptation that allows plants to survive in the desert.
ex. store water, needles that lose less water than leaves, shallow roots, waxy coating, deep roots
If the food source for coyotes decreases, what is likely to happen to the coyote population?
It will also decrease.
If you find a fossil of a fish on land, what does that tell you about how the habitat changed?
The habitat used to be ocean/water, but now it is land. The habitat changed over time.
How would building a bridge over a busy road help animals in the forest survive?
They would be able to move around in their environment safely and reduce the risk of being harmed by humans/cars.
What is the adaptation called where one kind of organism looks like another kind in color or shape?
mimicry
What might cause the monkey to become endangered?
deforestation, lack of food, disease, natural disasters, drought
Fossils that are buried close to the surface are _______ than fossils buried deep in the ground.
younger
How could a wildfire affect the environment of a raccoon?