Habitats
What is a habitat?
A habitat is an area where a species lives that supplies an organism with the essentials for survival!
What is a producer?
A producer is a living thing that makes it own food from the sun, water, and soil.
What part of the plant is responsible for bringing water to the stem?
Roots!
What is one negative human impact on plants or habitats?
- Deforestation
- Extract natural resources
- Use pesticides on plants
What must a habitat have for organisms to survive?
- Shelter
- Water
- Air
- Food
- Space
Photosynthesis - inside of the leaves, plants mix sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food (sugar) and oxygen!
What is the colourful part of the plant that attracts pollinators?
Flower!
What is one positive impact humans have on plants and habitats?
- Add nutrients to the soil
- Plant new plants to attract different pollinators
- Re-plant trees
What are 5 types of habitats?
- Rainforest
- Desert
- Forest
- Ocean
- Tundra
- Wetland
- Grasslands
What is a food chain? Bonus 100 points if you can give an example!!
A food chain shows how each living thing gets food and how nutrients are passed from species to species!
What is the job of the leaves in a plant?
Photosynthesis to make the plant food to grow!
An endangered species is an animal or plant that is about to die out.
What is a community?
A group of species that interact and share a common habitat!
What are the three levels of consumers we discussed?
Primary consumer, secondary consumer, and tertiary consumer.
What are the 5 parts of a plant?
- Roots
- Stem
- Leaves
- Flower
- Fruit
What would happen to the ecosystem if a species became extinct?
- Loss of food source for other animals in the community, may struggle to survive
- Overpopulation of other species
- Changes to the habitat
What are some factors that might impact how a community survives in a habitat?
- Natural disasters
- Food supply
- Climate
- Human impact such as habitat destruction, pollution, or introduction of invasive species
What are herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores? Provide an example of each!
Herbivore - eats plants (e.g., bunny, cow, deer)
Omnivore - eats both plants and animals (e.g., human, bear, racoons)
Carnivore - eats animals (e.g., crocodile, wolf, shark, eagle)
What is an example of a plant adaptation that helps a plant survive?
- Lily pad leaves float to get sunlight for food
- Cacti have spikes to protect from hungry herbivores
What are two ways that you can positively impact the habitats around you?
- Plant native species
- Do not bring in new species (invasive)
- Reduce pollution
- Protect wildlife by not disturbing nests or habitats