Living Things Change their Environment Review
What do living things need to survive?
Resources
What is an adaptation?
A structure that helps a plant or animal survive
What is the opposite of a flood? When does it occur?
A drought, when the land is too dry
What languages are very different from Chinese, but is related to it?
Tibetan (藏語) and Burmese (緬甸語)
What are the 3 R's that people can do to help their environments?
Reduce, Re-use and Recycle
Living things must do this to get limited things the environment has
Compete
How are camouflage and mimicry different?
Camouflage hides the organism and mimicry causes it to look like a different organism
How can droughts affect plants and animals in the region?
Food cannot grow and animals can die off
What country gave Taiwan its old name: "Formosa" and what does it mean?
Portugal
It means "beautiful" from the words "Ilha Formosa" meaning "Beautiful Island"
What causes wildfires?
Lightning, humans and droughts
Why do people recycle?
To prevent trash build-up in landfills
What 3 things can cause diseases?
Bacteria, mold and mildew
What must animals do when an environment goes through a natural disaster or major change?
Migrate or die out
What was the name of the last official emperor of the Qing Dynasty (清朝)
Puyi (溥儀/宣統帝)
What does diurnal mean?
Active during the day
What are two major ways humans change environments?
Pollution and clearing land
Some animals have adapted to migrate every year for certain seasons. Why might they have evolved this adaptation?
Their regular environment is not survivable during the season they migrate away
What do you call an animal that has very few of its species left in the world?
Endangered
European languages are all related (similar), but they are also related to another group of languages from which two countries?
Persia and India
What is a recently extinct animal from Taiwan?
Formosan Clouded Leopard
What do you call a species not native to a land that causes harm to animals and plants in that land?
Invasive species
Extremophiles are organisms that can survive very extreme environments that most other organisms cannot, what is the name of the organisms that is best known for this?
Tardigrades (Water bears)
Do all animals need to migrate after a major change or natural disaster? If not, give an example of an animal that doesn't
No, frogs that can burrow underground when their environment becomes too dry
Where did America get its name from?
Amerigo Vespucci, a sailor who helped prove the Americas were new lands and not Asia
What adaptation did whales lose that still exists inside their body, but they cannot use?
Feet