How humans, plants, and animals sense/ respond/ adapt. Flashcards
Explain the difference between a physical adaptation and a behavioral adaptation.
A physical adaptation is something the organism HAS on its body to help it survive in its environment.
Example: Ducks have webbed feet to help them swim.
A behavioral adaptation is an ACTION that the organism does to help it survive in its environment.
Example: Geese migrate to a warmer climate for the winter.
Give one example of an animal that migrates.
(Answers may vary) Example: Sockeye Salmon move from lakes or rivers to the ocean and back.
What does it mean when an organism hibernates? Why might they need to do this?
It means there is a period of time where a plant or animal spends the winter in a dormant state. One reason that organisms might need to hibernate is because their normal food source will be gone during the winter season.
What is climate?
The weather conditions over a period of time.
Give an example of a predator and its prey.
(Answers may vary) Example: A Great Horned Owl and a mouse.
What does it mean if an organism is crepuscular? Give an example.
The organism is active mostly during twilight (dawn and dusk).
Example: Mule deer, coyotes, and White-tailed jackrabbit.
Explain the difference between diurnal and nocturnal.
Diurnal means active during the day, and resting for periods of the night.
Nocturnal means active at night and resting during the day.
Draw a picture of how echolocation works.
(Drawings may vary.) An organism should have large sound waves moving toward an object. When the sound waves reach the object, they bounce back toward the organism.
How does a Great Horned Owl sense, respond and adapt to a mouse moving on the ground below?
(Answers may vary.)
Sense: Using their incredible sense of hearing.
Respond: Turn their head toward the source of the sound and pinpoint where it is.
Adapt: Using their physical adaptation of specialized feathers, the owl can fly silently to sneak up on their prey.
Does “biotic” refer to a living or non-living thing. Give one example.
Living. Example: A dragonfly.
Does “a-biotic” refer to a living or non-living thing. Give one example.
Non-living. Example: Water in a pond.
What is nsyilxcen?
The sylix language.
How does a human sense, respond, and adapt if there is a fire in their house?
(Answers may vary.)
Sense: Smell, see or maybe even hear the fire.
Respond: Consider the options for getting to safety.
Adapt: Using the ability to crawl, move to a safe area outside of the house. Then call 911.
How would an Arrowleaf Balsamroot sunflower sense, respond and adapt if there was a drought?*
*A drought is a period of time when an area has below-normal precipitation (rain).
(Answers may vary.)
Sense: The plant will use one of it’s alert systems to detect a lack of water.
Respond: The Arrowleaf Balsamroot will then activate a defense strategy.
Adapt: Using it’s long taproot, the Arrowleaf Balsamroot will reach deep into the soil to search for more water.
The sqilx story about Chipmunk and Owl-woman is an important perspective in understanding nature. What is one thing you learned from the story?
(Answers may vary.)
Example: The chipmunk eats siya berries (saskatoon berries), and the owl-woman wants to eat chipmunks. This means the chipmunk is the prey and the owl is the predator. Both are important in the food chain.
