Ice Age
What was the temperature like during the Ice Age?
The temperature was cold.
Did plants adapt and migrate the same as animals and insects?
No
Did animals have to adapt to the cold weather?
Yes
What did insects use to adapt?
They used evolutionary adaptations
What did plants and animals have to do to survive?
Adapt to the cold weather
How did plants adapt and survive?
They used physical adaptations and dormancy
What size were the animals during the Ice Age?
Large
How was the insect species during the Ice Age?
The insect species was smaller
What covered parts of the earth?
Glaciers
What do plants provide now?
Both food and shelter
What are animals like now?
They are smaller and more diverse
What helped insects stay warm during the Ice Age?
Their large size helped them stay warm
When did the Ice Age began?
About 2.6 million years ago
How did the cold weather affect the plants?
The cold weather made the plants grow more slowly
How did animals evolve during the Ice Age?
They evolved special physical traits
What are insects like now?
They are smaller and more diverse
What was the Ice Age?
An extended period of time when large parts of the earth were cold and covered by thick glaciers
Where do plants live now?
In warm and high CO2 environments
What animals are extinct now from the Ice Age?
Woolly Mammoth, giant beaver, and the giant ground sloth
What is the similarity in insects now?
They have similar genetic forms to those of the insects during the Ice Age