Plants And Animals On Earth Flashcards
What are habitats in water called?
Aquatic habitats
What are habitats on land called?
Terrestrial habitats.
What does INTERDEPENDENCE mean in terms of plants and animals?
Plants and animals depend on each other for food and shelter.
What does BIODIVERSITY mean?
Plants, animals and their habitats make up the biodiversity on earth.
What are INDIGENOUS plants and animals?
They are plants and animals that have always lived in a certain area.
How has the water lily adapted to live in water?
The leaves are large and flat and float on the water.
How has the aloe adapted to live in dry areas?
The leaves are thick and fleshy to store water.
How have rooibos plants adapted to dry and sandy soil?
The leaves are thin and small so less water loss takes place.
How has a frog adapted to live in water?
Fingers and toes are webbed so it can swim.
How have zebra adapted to live in grasslands?
Strong legs for running and stripes that temporarily blind predators when running.
Describe what a plant HOST is.
A plant that provides food, water or shelter for another plant.
Describe how butterflies and flowers depend on each other.
Butterflies drink nectar from flowers and flowers depend on butterflies for pollination.
Name some of the non-living things (RESOURCES) that animals and plants depend on to survive.
Air, water, sun, soil
Why is it important to remove alien plants from a natural habitat?
The alien plants grow more quickly and use up the resources required by the indigenous plants.
Define EXOSKELETON.
She’ll or hard covering on the outside of an animal.
Define INVERTEBRATE.
An animal that doesn’t have a backbone made of bone.
What does it means when an animals MOULTS?
The animal sheds its outer covering to grow a new bigger one.
What is an ENDOSKELETON?
The skeleton is found inside an animals body.
Define VERTEBRATE.
An animal with a bony backbone.
What is CARTILAGE?
Flexible, tough substance that cushions bones at joints.
Name the five groups of animals that have an ENDOSKELETON.
Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.
Define the word HABITAT.
The natural home of a plant or animal.
How does pond weed adapt?
It grows just under the surface of the water to get lots of sun and has a flexible stem to move with the water.
How has a cactus adapted?
It has a large stem to store water and has turned its leaves into spines because there is so much sun.
How do plants that grow under trees adapt?
They grow bigger leaves to reach out and find sunlight.
How has the dolphin adapted?
Smooth skin to swim fast.
How has the eagle adapted?
Big eyes for spotting prey.
How has the camel adapted?
Hump for storing fat for food.
How has the giraffe adapted?
Long neck to reach high leaves.
How has the seal adapted?
Blubber to keep warm.
How has the lion adapted?
Gold fur to camouflage in the grass.
How has the cheetah adapted?
Very fast to catch prey.
How has the tiger adapted?
Sharp teeth to eat prey and striped fur to camouflage.
Who is responsible for animals and plants becoming extinct?
Humans
What do humans often do that endangers animals?
Destroy their habitat through urbanisation or deforestation.
Name the common features of the DESERT habitat.
dry, hot/cold
Name the common features of the TUNDRA habitat.
Cold, dry and tree-less
