Vocabulary
When animals move to a different place
What is migrate?
True or False: Only animals have adaptations, not plants
False, both animals AND plants have adaptations
True or False: Living in groups can be beneficial to animals
True, living in groups definitely helps animals in certain ways
True or False: When an environment changes it does NOT impact the animals and plants
False, when an environment changes, it can greatly affect the plants and animals that live in the area
When animals STAY in a state of rest
What is hibernate?
Give at least 2 examples of adaptations an animal would need to live in an ocean environment
Examples: fins, gills, flippers, etc.
Give at least 1 example of a type of animal that lives in groups.
Examples: deer, geese, penguins, zebra, elephants, wolves, monkeys, etc.
True or False: Humans can NOT cause changes to an environment
False, humans can change the environment by doing things such as polluting, cutting down trees, building houses, etc.
Traits that help organisms survive, find mates, or reproduce
What are adaptations?
Give an example of an adaptation a plant might have for when it gets really cold outside.
It may grow tiny hairs, it might get rid of unneeded parts (flowers, leaves, etc.), or it may go dormant
True or False: Living in groups can also cause dangers for animals
True, for example, it can make them easier to spot for predators
Aside from humans, what is one other thing that can cause changes to an environment?
Organisms or Natural Events
When plants GO INTO a state of rest
What is dormant?
Why do living things have adaptations?
To survive, find mates, or reproduce
Give at least 2 examples of how living in a group is helpful to animals' survival
Protection, Warmth, Capturing Prey, Raising Young, Sharing Work
True or False: If an environment changes too much, plants and animals can die/go extinct
Unfortunately, this is true. If the conditions of an environment change too much, it may become uninhabitable for certain plants or animals
A behavior an organism is not born with and has to learn, like speaking a language or a dog learning to sit.
What is a learned behavior?
a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce, and it helps by making it easier for the organism to get food, stay safe, or handle its environment.
What is an adaptation?
when organisms try to get the same limited resource, and animals might compete for food, such as plants or other animals.
What is competition?
Predators depend on prey for food, and prey populations are controlled by predators so they do not grow too large, which keeps the ecosystem balanced.
How predators and prey depend on each other in a balanced ecosystem?