🐾 Animal Needs
What are the 3 basic things animals need to survive?
Food, water, and shelter.
What do plants need to make their own food?
Sunlight
What is it called when a caterpillar changes into a butterfly?
Metamorphosis
A habitat is the place where an animal _____.
Lives
Thick fur helps animals stay ____ in winter.
Warm
Why do animals need shelter?
To stay safe and protected.
What part of the plant takes in water from the soil?
Roots
Name one stage in a frog’s life cycle.
Egg, tadpole, froglet, or adult frog.
What kind of habitat is very dry and gets little rain?
Desert
Webbed feet help ducks do what?
Swim
What might happen if an animal cannot find water?
It could become weak or die.
What gas do plants take in from the air?
Carbon dioxide.
True or False: All animals have the same life cycle.
False
Name one animal that lives in the Arctic habitat.
Polar bear, arctic fox, seal, etc.
Camouflage helps animals do what?
Hide from predators or sneak up on prey.
Why do predators need healthy populations of prey animals?
For food/survival.
What is the job of the stem?
To support the plant and carry water/nutrients.
What do we call a young animal that looks like its parent?
Offspring/baby animal.
Why would a fish not survive in the desert?
It needs water/a water habitat.
Why do some animals migrate?
To find food, warmer weather, or breeding areas.
Explain how living things depend on each other in a habitat.
Animals and plants provide food, shelter, oxygen, and balance in ecosystems.
What process helps plants make food using sunlight?
Photosynthesis
Compare the life cycle of a butterfly and a frog.
Both change as they grow, but their stages are different.
What could happen if a habitat becomes polluted?
Plants and animals may become sick, leave, or die.
Explain one physical and one behavioural adaptation.
Physical: thick fur. Behavioural: migration/hibernation.