Vocabulary
Forests
Deserts
Grasslands
Water
100
An ecosystem where there is very little rain.
What is desert
100
The name of the forest where the leaves change color in the fall
What is Deciduous Forest
100
Name a desert plant
What is cactus
100
The main plant in the grasslands
What is grass
100
Name the two types of water
What is salt and fresh
200
All the populations in an ecosystem
What is community
200
The forest with the most types of plants and animals
What is tropical rain forest
200
Name two ways desert animals get water
What is by eating other animals or eating plants that store water.
200
True or False: Grasslands are all over the world
True
200
Which water can you drink?
What is fresh water
300
an area where the main plant is trees
What is forest
300
Name all three layers of a tropical rain forest
What is understory, canopy, and forest floor
300
Animals that hunt during the night are called..
What is nocturnal
300
What are grasslands called in North America?
What is Prairie
300
The earth is mostly made of which type of water?
What is salt water
400
A forest that the weather does not get too hot or too cold
What is coastal forest
400
How is a coniferous tree different from all the other trees? 3 things!
What is shaped like a triangle, they have cones, and they have needles instead of leaves
400
What are the two types of deserts called.
What is hot and cold deserts.
400
What is a common hiding spot for grassland animals such as ferrets?
What is burrows or underground
400
Name three types of fresh water ecosystems
What is streams, ponds, lakes, and rivers
500
The living and nonliving things in an evironment
What is ecosystem
500
How are rainforests and coastal forests different?
What is the climate in which they grow
500
Tell me two ways a desert plant gets the water they need.
Long roots that go deep underground, thick stems, or spiny leaves.
500
Can trees grow in the grassland?
What is no, because there is not enough rainfall for trees to grow.
500
Name two type of salt water ecosystems
What is tide pool and ocean