Environments
What is a terrestrial environment?
a land enviornment
Give an example of a sensory system.
Schooling fish, salmon, homing Pidgeon, shark, , bees, owls, etc
How do adaptations help animals survive?
They help the animal survive in a habitat: to obtain food/water, protect themselves from harm, withstand climate and reproduce young.
How do plants get and use the energy they need to live?
Sunlight provides the energy plants need to make food from air and water.
Give an example of a terrestrial environment.
desert, tundra, tropical rain forest.
What is a sensory system?
How would a beavers foot help him in his environment?
webbed feet, long claws.
Hawks, Eagles, Predatory birds.
Give an example of at least 4 plants/animals in a aquatic food chain.
Algae, aquatic plants, aquatic snails, crayfish, small mouth bass, large mouth bass.
Zooplankton, Seaweed, crabs (crustaceans), fish, dolphins, killer whale.
If fish breath with gills rather than lungs, and isopods breathe with gill-like structures, what kind of environment would they need to live in?
a moist environment
Which adaptation would help a population of kangaroo rats survive if it was moved to an environment with dark soil vs. light colored soil?
a. very long tail
b. small front legs
c. variation of fur color from dark gray to light brown
d. cheek pouches for storing food
Name an animal that uses echolocation to help navigate their environments.
Bats- food
Dolphins- change in environments for danger
Give an example with at least 4 levels of a terrestrial food chain.
leaf, caterpillar, chameleon, snake, mongoose
grass, grasshopper, bluebird, snake, owl
What sensory system do fish use?
Lateral line
If the population of minnows increased in a pond at a fast rage, what would be a good solution to solving the problem?
Introduce a native fish that eats the minnows. Native is key as it will not harm the enviornment.
Name one animals that might have adaptations to help them in the dark. Explain how the adaptation helps them.
Moles, they have fibers in their noses.
Crabs/crayfish, hairs on their underparts can sense currents and vibrations.
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
Food chain only connects one path of energy to animals, a food web connects many plants and animals.
Their sensory system can sense when it is dry or damp.
Name two adaptations that help a scorpion survive in the desert environment.
exoskeleton, and venomous stinger.
Birds all have feathers. Most live on land and spend a large amount of time in the air. Penguins are birds that live in the ocean environment and eat fish. What do penguins have that help them survive in the environment?
Penguins have small wings that act like flippers