Show:
Habitats
Habitats II
HabitatsIII
HabitatsIV
Habitats V
100
A place where a particular animal or plant species lives?
Habitat
100
which has more difficulty with extremely hot, dry temperatures - plants or animals?
animals
100
What type of adaptation have animals on the grasslands developed to survive?
Travelling in herds
100
When viewd from space, why does the Earth appear blue?
Because it is covered in water
100
Ocean animals are sometimes called this?
Marine animals
200
What characterizes a deciduous forest?
Leaves fall off the trees
200
Why do animals have so much difficulty in the desert?
Their bodies' functions can only work in a limited tange of temperatures
200
If trees are found on a grassland, they are usually found here?
Near a river
200
Describe the ocean in the polar regions?
Very cold, sometimes freezes during th elong winter, chunks of ice floating in it
200
What does "intertidal zone" mean?
Intertidal means the areas that is seen between the high and low tides
300
Why do flowers have brightly colored petals and smell good?
To attract animals that will spread pollen
300
What are two ways that animals have adapted to the heat of the desert?
*move around at dawn and dusk *only active at night *dig burrows *stay in shady spot in hottest part of the day *learn to get water from plants
300
Life on Earth began here?
The ocean
300
What are the large chunks of ice that are found floating in th epolar region's oceans called?
Ice bergs
300
Rocky coastlines are often home to this habitat?
Tide Pools
400
The defining characteristic of a desert is this?
Very little precipitation
400
What habitat is located between a forest and a desert?
A grassland
400
Tropical oceans are located near this?
The Equator
400
Why are the deeper areas of the ocean so dark and cold?
The sun cannot penetrate to the bottom of the ocean and the sun can only warm the top layers of the ocean.
400
Why do animals and plants have a hard time survivng in tide pools?
They must be able to adapt to a wide variety of conditions
500
Why don't cacti have leaves?
To avoid moisture loss
500
Define a grassland?
A large, open area where grasses, flowers, and herbs grow well
500
This is the name of small organisms that float in the open ocean and provides a main food source for many animals?
Plankton
500
The plants and animals that live in a habitat/biome depend on this?
The climate
500
Why do plants in the polar region have trouble surviving?
Short growing season, extreme temperatures, poor soil