Unit 3 - Lesson 5

Question 1

Environment

Answer 1

All the living and non-living things in an area.

Organisms in the same environment share resources

Question 2

All living things need:

Answer 2

Food 🍱
Water 💦
Air
Shelter

Question 3

The largest environment on earth is the …..

Answer 3

Ocean

Water covers 7/10 of Earth’s surface

Question 4

Adaptation

Answer 4

A characteristic that helps a living thing survive

Question 5

Physical Adaptation

Answer 5

An adaptation to a body part

Physical adaptations are based on the specific environments of the plants or animals

Question 6

Water physical adaptations

Answer 6

Fish have smooth bodies and strong tails

Water plants have flexible stems

Catfish have whiskers that sense chemicals in the water

Question 7

Desert physical adaptations

Answer 7

Desert plants have waxy coatings to minimize water loss

Also have long roots to reach water that is deep underground

Question 8

Behavioral Adaptation

Answer 8

Something an organism does to help it survive

Question 9

Instinct

Answer 9

An inherited behavior an animal knows how to do without having to learn it