Slow Environmental Changes
Fast Environmental Changes
How do environments change?
Organisms in changing environments
Review time!
100
Name a natural resource
Examples: water, air, trees, metal
100
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This is a sudden shift or movement in the ground
Earthquake
100
A living thing is called an
a) organism
b) species
c) reproduction
Organism
100
An animal that is hunted and eaten
Prey
100
All of the living and nonliving things that surround us
Environment
200
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Overfising the ocean and cutting down the rainforests is an example of this slow environmental change
Resource removal
200
This occurs when too much rain falls in an area in a short period of time
Flood
200
A group of living things of the same kind
a) social animal
b) species
c) play group
Species
200
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An action that an organism does
Behavior
200
This environment has all four seasons. Organisms that live here change during the year.
a) tropical rainforest
b) temperate forest
c) hot desert
Temperate forest
300
When a location gets warmer or dryer over time, this is an example of what type of this environmental change
Temperature change or change in rainfall
300
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This is what happens when soil and rocks shake loose
Landslide
300
Name one way coral reefs can be damaged
1) invasive species
2) pollution
3) temperature change
4) resource removal
300
This lion adapted to live and hunt in a grassland. Which body part of the lion is adapted to help the lion hide and hunt in this environment?
a) length of its tail
b) color of its fur
c)shape of its nose
Color of its fur
300
Animals of the same kind that live in a group in order to meet their needs are called
a) prey animals
b) friendly animals
c) social animals
Social amimals
400
The lionfish is an example of an __________ species, which is not supposed to be in an area and can damage the native species.
Invasive species
400
This environmental change covers the Earth with melted rock or ashes
Volcanic eruption
400
Name a slow or fast environmental change caused by humans
1) Resource removal
2) Temperature change
3) Invasive species
4) Forest fire
400
An animals body parts and behaviors that help it survive are called ____________________.
(Hint: It starts with an A)
Adaptations
400
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This is a word that means an animal or plant makes more of their own kind
Reproduce
500
This is another name for the process of wind and rain breaking down rocks over time
(Hint: It begins with an E)
Erosion
500
This event involves large waves triggered by an underwater earthquake or volcano
Tsunami
500
Name a natural resource that cannot be replaced in nature
Metals, natural gas, oil, coal
500
What is one of the three things that can happen to animals when their environment changes?
1) stay and change behavior
2) leave and find a new environment
3) they may die
500
This type of organism eats BOTH plants and animals
Omnivore