Habitats
Name one place that is very cold with snow and ice where some animals live.
The Arctic
What do we call a place where plants and animals live?
A habitat
What does it mean when a species is “endangered”?
It means there are very few left and they could die out.
Name one animal that lives in the Arctic tundra.
Polar bear, arctic fox, caribou, snowy owl, seal, walrus, etc.
What does the word “adaptation” mean for animals?
A trait that helps animals survive in their habitat.
What is a hot, dry place with sand where some animals live?
Desert
What is a plant or animal that eats only other animals called?
Carnivore
Name one reason animals might lose their homes.
By building cities and roads, cutting down trees, littering, too much hunting, chemicals.
Name two animals that lives in the desert.
Gila woodpeckers, elf owls, desert cottontails, coyotes
How does thick fur help an Arctic animal?
It keeps them warm in cold weather.
Name a place with many trees that lose their leaves in autumn.
Temperate deciduous forest
What does the word 'camoflauge' mean?
To blend in with
its surroundings.
What can people do to help animals keep their homes?
By making careful laws about where to build, by avoiding chemicals that harm animals, and by not littering.
Give a plant and an animal that lives in the tropical rainforest.
Kapok trees, vines, mosses, toucans, macaws, squirrel monkeys, boa constrictors, jaguars, leafcutter ants
Why does a squirrel have strong legs and sharp claws?
To help them leap from tree to tree and to run up and down tree trunks.
Which habitat is warm, has many trees and lots of rain all year?
Tropical rainforest
What does it mean to 'completely ruin' something?
Destroy
Which bird used to be endangered but is no longer because people helped it?
The bald eagle
What are 3 animals that live in the Savanna?
Zebras, giraffes, elephants, oxpeckers, lions, vultures
What is one way a desert animal adapts to its habitat?
They seek shade during the day and come out at night, their fur color, plants store water, their feathers trap cool air, etc.
Which habitat is a large body of salty water that covers most of the Earth?
The ocean
What does it mean for something to be shallow?
It is not deep.
Explain how protecting habitats helped the bald eagle population grow.
Protecting nests, banning harmful pesticides, and laws helped them have more babies and survive.
Name a plant and animal that live in freshwater, and a plant and animal that live in saltwater.
Freshwater: turtles, beavers, rainbow trout and other fish, bullfrogs, frogs, ducks, geese, snakes, water lilies, cattails
Saltwater: turtles, jellyfish, crabs, devilfish, corals, octopi, starfish, lobsters, sharks, blue whales, krill, different kinds of plants (not specified)
How have plants adapted to the climate in the tropical rainforest?
Most have large leaves so they can catch as much light as possible, and they have waxy leaves with ends that are tapered to help the water drip off.