How Do Plants and Animals Need One Another?
Why must plants and animals meet their needs?
They will die if their needs are not met.
What makes it possible for a plant to survive where it lives?
Its adaptations.
How does weather change an environment from fall to winter in many places?
The temperature gets colder. Leaves change color and fall from trees. Animals might hibernate or migrate.
Trees give off oxygen that goes into the air, and water plants give off oxygen that goes into the water. How does this help animals meet their needs?
Animals need to breathe oxygen to live.
Why is blubber a good adaptation for penguins?
Blubber keeps penguins warm. It also helps them float when they swim.
What would you do if you found a small kudzu plant in your garden? Why?
I would try to get rid of it before it spreads and kills other plants.
What are two ways that animals carry seeds to new places?
On their fur and by moving them with beaks or other body parts.
The prickly pear cactus and daffodil are both plants that have adaptations to help them survive. How are their adaptations alike? How are their adaptations different?
They have adaptations to protect themselves from being eaten by animals. However, the prickly pear uses thorns to keep animals away while the daffodil has a horrible taste.
People change environments, why?
People need resources, such as food, water, and trees. They change environments to get those resources.
What is a food chain?
It is a picture, or model, that shows the way energy moves from plants to animals.
How are the skunk, sea urchin, and leaf insect alike?
They are all animals and have adaptations to protect themselves from other animals that want to eat them.
What effect can people have on the environment? Explain.
People can hurt or help the environment. They can hurt it by making trash or cutting down trees. They can help it by reducing the amount of trash they make or by planting trees.
Why is the sun the first step in every food chain?
All living things get energy from the sun. Plants need it to make food. Animals eat those plants as food.
Suppose the leaf insect lived in a dry, sandy area instead of a place with a lot of green leaves. Would it still be safe? Why?
No. The insect would not blend in with the colors and shapes in the dry environment. Birds and other animals would find it easily and try to eat it.
In what ways do you change your environment at home or at school?
I recycle to reduce the amount of trash.