Vocabulary
All the non-living and living things in an area.
Environment/ Ecosystem
A body part that helps an organism to survive.
Physical Adaptation
The gradual change of organisms in an ecosystem.
Succession
What is a harmful impact on the environment when a beaver builds a dam?
A characteristic that helps an organism survive.
Adaptation
An area with very little rainfall, which causes plants and animals to disappear.
Drought
A type of behavioral adaptation that an animal knows how to do without having to learn it.
Instinct
Trash, chemicals leaking from landfills, gases released from factories are examples of what?
What is a helpful impact of beaver dams?
Builds a wetlands area upstream for new plants and animals
What does "biotic" mean?
What does "abiotic" mean?
Must get both right! Biotic= Living things, Abiotic= Nonliving things in an environment
Green Anole: I was here first!!
Native Species
Name a physical adaptation a penguin has to survive in an arctic environment.
Black feathers to absorb sunlight/ heat, slippery bodies for swimming/ sliding
The entire species of Tasmanian wolves have disappeared.
Extinct/ Extinction
Building a highway can destroy habitats for animals. What can we do to solve this environmental problem?
Replant trees, relocate species native to that area to a safer environment
Secondary Succession
Japanese Honeysuckle is example of what type of species that grows quickly and takes over space and food from other organisms in that area?
Invasive Species
Name a behavioral adaptation a cactus has that helps it survive in a desert ecosystem.
Opens its flowers at night when it's cooler, releases a fragrance to attract organisms
Which event most likely leads to a species' extinction the fastest?
A. Natural disasters B. Habitat destruction C. Climate Change
B. Habitat destruction; Animals needs homes to stay safe. This destruction can occur more quickly than natural disasters when animals can get away for safety.
If you are concerned about pollution, what is one way you can help reduce pollution in your town?
reduce, reuse, recycle
What would the opposite be for a drought?
Flood, monsoon, rainstorms
Recycling, replanting trees, and picking up trash are all examples of what?
Conservation
What three things do organisms use their adaptations for?
Food, "friends," and safety
Lichen
Would it be helpful or harmful to place a lizard in an arctic ecosystem? Explain
Harmful because lizards have no fur to keep them warm, their food source cannot be found in an arctic ecosystem, and they would not know how to stay safe from predators in that area.
Name three adaptations of a jackrabbit in the desert (think food, friends, safety!)