Wetlands
Describe a Wetland
A land Characterized by Standing water.
Describe a Forest.
A land characterized by lots of trees.
Describe a Desert.
A land characterized by less than 10 inches of precipitation per year.
What are the two types of adaptions?
Behavioral and Physical
What are the five types of vertebrates?
Bird, Fish, Mammal, Amphibian, Reptile
Name a wetland in Utah
Great Salt Lake
Name the two types of trees.
Deciduous and Coniferous.
Deserts are not always hot, they are always ______.
Dry
Name one animal that lives in the desert and what adaptation it has to survive its environment.
A desert tortoise burrows in the sand to stay cool.
Name one animal for each.
Vertebrate: bird, fish, mammal, amphibian and reptile
Bird: Hawk
Fish: Cutthroat Trout
Mammal: Deer
Amphibian: Salamander
Reptile: Snake
What are the three jobs of a wetland?
Control Flooding, Filter Water, And Home to Wildlife
Name Three types of Deciduous Trees.
Maple, Aspen, Cottonwood, Oak,
Name three desert animals.
Snake, lizard, birds, coyote,
Why is a Prickly Pear Cactus adapted to live in the desert?
A cactus is moist and sticky on the inside and they have spikes for protection.
Describe the characteristics of a Bird.
A bird is warm blooded, has feathers, beaks and wings
Name two plants that can be found in a wetland.
Cattail, duckweed,lily-pads, Bushes, Arrow Grass,
Name three types of Coniferous Trees.
Pine Tree, Douglas Fir Tree, Utah Juniper, Ponderosa Pine, Lodgepole Pine, etc.
Name two desert plants.
Tumbleweed, cactus, sagebrush, Utah Juniper, etc.
What are three ways that animals can survive the winter?
Growing thick fur, migrating, and hibernating
Describe the characteristics of a Mammal.
A mammal is warm blooded, has hair or fur, give live birth, babies drink mother’s milk.
Name four animals that live in a Wetland.
Fish, Salamander, toad, water snake, Alligator, crocodile,
Describe the two types of Trees
Deciduous – Lose their leaves in the winter, change colors, Trick: “DEC” December – winter, leaves fall
Coniferous – Stays green all year round, needle-like leaves
Trick: “CON” beginning of “CONE”
Describe the precipitation,Elevation and temperature of a desert.
Precipitation: Small Amounts
Elevation: Low Elevation
Temperature: Can be hot or cold, but very dry!
Describe a behavioral adaptation of an animal.
Hibernate, Migrate, Burrow in sand
What is the difference between a reptile and an amphibian?
A reptile has scaly skin and an amphibian has slimy skin.
A reptile is born on land and an amphibian is born in water and lives on land when an adult.