Habitats Flashcards
Habitat
the place or type of place where a plant or animal naturally or normally live or grows
Food Chain
A series of types of living things in which each one uses the next lower member of the series as a source of food
Hurricane
a kind of tropical storm
How do flowers spread their seeds
Wind, water, and animals.
What animals live in a cold, arctic habitat?
Polar bears, penguins, arctic fox, beluga whale, oxen.
What animals live in a deciduous forest habitat?
Rabbits, foxes, raccoons, squirrels, bears, deer
What animals live in a desert habitat?
Desert fox, antelope, camel, lizard, snake, lions, scorpions, hippo
What animals live in a rain forrest?
sloths, tigers, monkey, frogs, snakes,
Describe a arctic habitat
Very cold, very few trees, short grasses and bushes.
Describe a deciduous forest habitat
A good amount of rain or snow and many trees grow here.
Describe a rain forest habitat
Get a lot of rain, lots of tall trees that form a canopy. Located near the equator
Describe a desert habitat
Hot, dry, few plants and animals. Many nocturnal animals.
How does a cactus adapt to its environment
Waxy coating to keep in water
How does a rabbit adapt to its environment
Sends blood to it’s ears to cool off in the summer
How does a camel adapt to its environment
Store fat away from it’s body in the sumner to stay cool
How does an arctic foxes fur help it adapt to its environment
It’s white and thick in the winter. The fox sheds and fur turns brown in the summer.
What are the three zones in the ocean
Sunlit (top part of the ocean), twilight (middle part), midnight (deepest part)
Where does a sloth live and why?
Sunshine and food
What ocean zones can a fish live
sunlit, twilight and midnight
What ocean zones can a turtle live
Sunlit
What ocean zones can a dolphin live
Sunlit, twilight
Describe a forest habitat
Thick growth of trees and bushes that cover a large area
Describe what happens in the tropical rainy season
A period of time with lots of rainfall, rivers may overflow, lots of bugs, warm and humid, animals may move to drier areas.
Describe what happens in the tropical dry season
A period of time with low rainfall. Trees use up their saved water, grasses dry up and animal may migrate to different areas
Describe a rain forest
Tropical forest that receives a lot of rain and has very tall trees
What are the layers of the rainforest
Canopy - thick leary tops of trees, most animals live here (monkey, sloths, and birds)
Understory - layer between canopy and floor, less sunlight plants with large leaves (insects, snakes, jaguars)
Forest floor - less sunlight, fewer plans (lizards, insects, fungi)
