habitats/adaptations Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
name the 6 habitats studied | Desert, Grasslands, Tropical Rainforest, Temperate Forest, Arctic Tundra, Oceans |
the home of a living thing | habitat |
a thick layer of fat that keeps animals warm | blubber |
soil that is always frozen | permafrost |
a body part that gets oxygen from the water | gill |
an adaptation that allows an organism to blend into its surroundings | camouflage |
plantlike living things | algae |
the movement of animals over the same route in the same season each year | migration |
a feature of behavior that helps a living thing survive in its environment | adaptation |
an organism that eats other plants and animals | consumer |
to rest or sleep through the cold winter | hibernate |
the ability of an animal to move around to find the resources need for survival | locomotion |
a kind of forest ecosystem that stays green all year long | coniferous |
an organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material | decomposer |
changes in appearance, color, or shape that some animals experience during their life cycle | metamorphosis |
an environment that has a mild climate and 4 seasons | temperate |
a body structure that an organism has that allows it to meet its needs in its habitat | physical adaptation |
an adaptation that allows an organism to imitate another living thing in color or shape | mimicry |
an organism, such as a plant, that makes its own food | producer |
an activity or action that helps an organism survive in its habitat | behavioral adaptation |
an environment near the equator and is warm all year round | tropical |
a habitat that has many trees | forest |
an adaptation in which an animal is active during the night and sleeps all day | nocturnal |
a kind of forest ecosystem with many trees that lose their leaves in the winter | deciduous |
what do animals need to survive in their habitats? | food, water, gases, space |
stages of a living thing | life cycle |
what environment has a dry climate? | desert |
what habitat is covered in grasses? | grasslands |
what habitat is located near the equator? | tropical rainforest |
what habitat has a lot of trees and 4 seasons? | temperate forests |
what habitat is above the arctic circle? | arctic tundra |
what is a large body of salt water? | ocean |
billions of living things are found in the oceans. Where are almost all of them found? | shallow waters |
What are 2 different types of trees in temperate forests? | coniferous and deciduous |
Which habitat has more living things than any other habitat? | tropical rainforests |
tons of plants grow in the rainforest. What 4 layers do they grow in? | emergent layer, canopy, understory, and forest floor |
what are 2 types of grasslands? | temperate and tropical |
which grassland has a mild climate and 4 seasons? | temperate |
which grassland is located near the equator and is warm all year round? | tropical |
name adaptations desert plants have to help them get water. | thorns for protection, shallow roots, small leaves, waxy skin |
name an adaptation that grasses have in the grasslands | deep roots to soak up water and nutrients |
name 2 adaptations the few trees in the tropical grasslands have | thick trunks to store water and fire proof bark to protect them from fires |
what is soil in the temperate forest rich in? | humus |
what habitat has long, dark winters? | arctic tundra |
what adaptations do the few plants that live in the arctic tundra have? | shallow roots, short and small, grow in groups, dark colors |
what are adaptations ocean animals have to survive? | gills to help them breathe, camouflage, fins to help them move |
what are most plants in the ocean? and what adaptations do they have to survive? | algae; shallow or no roots and air bladders |
what habitat has cold and dry winters and warm and wet summers? | temperate forests |
which habitat do you find permafrost in? | arctic tundra |
what animals go through a 4 stage life cycle? | frogs and butterflies |
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