Forest Friends
What tall plants provide nesting places for many forest birds?
Trees
Would you find Georgia’s mountain habitats mostly in northern or southern Georgia?
Northern Georgia
Is a wetland habitat usually wet or dry?
Wet
Which ocean touches Georgia’s coast?
Atlantic Ocean
What do we call the place where a plant or animal lives?
Habitat
A squirrel collects acorns. Which basic need do the acorns meet?
Food
Which animal belongs in a Georgia mountain forest: a black bear or a dolphin?
Black bear
Which animal is more likely to live in a Georgia swamp: an alligator or a mountain goat?
Alligator
Is ocean water salty or fresh?
Salty
A brown rabbit blends in with fallen leaves. What adaptation helps it hide?
Camouflage
Name two ways a tree can help a forest animal survive.
Provides food, shelter, protection, or a nesting place
A salamander needs to keep its skin moist. Where should it hide: under a damp log or on a sunny, dry rock?
Under a damp log
A heron has long legs. How do they help it hunt in a marsh?
They let it wade through shallow water to find food.
A sea turtle has flippers. How do they help it survive in the ocean?
They help it swim to find food and escape danger.
Some birds travel to warmer places as the seasons change. What is this behavior called?
Migration
A woodpecker has a strong, pointed beak. How does this help it get food?
It helps the bird reach insects in wood or under bark.
How does a black bear’s thick fur help it survive when mountain temperatures drop?
It helps keep the bear warm.
A duck has webbed feet. How do they help it move through its habitat?
They push against the water like paddles, helping it swim.
A shorebird has a long, thin beak. How could this help it find food buried in wet sand?
It can probe into the sand to reach small animals.
Some animals become inactive and use much less energy during winter. What is this adaptation called, and how does it help?
Hibernation; it saves energy when food is scarce.
Many trees are removed from a forest. Explain how this could affect both squirrels and owls.
Both could lose shelter. Squirrels could lose food, and owls could have fewer animals to hunt.
A fish lives in a cool mountain stream. Why couldn’t it survive on the nearby forest floor, even if insects were available to eat?
It needs water to breathe through its gills. Food alone is not enough.
A wetland dries up. Explain one problem this could cause for fish and one problem for birds that eat fish.
Fish lose the water they need; the birds lose a food source.
A sea turtle swims in the ocean but lays eggs on a sandy beach. Why are both habitats important to it?
The ocean provides places to live and feed; the beach provides a nesting place.
A harmless fly looks like a stinging bee. What adaptation is this, and why might it help the fly survive?
Mimicry; predators may avoid it because they mistake it for a bee.