Unit 5: Organisms and Their Environments

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What is a physical characteristic of a person, plant or animal called?

Back

trait

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What is the place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive called?

Back

habitat

Front

How does the environment affect the arctic fox's fur color?

Back

The fox's fur changed colors to blend in.

Front

How does a possum playing dead help it to survive?

Back

It's predators don't like eating an animal that's already been dead.

Front

True or false: A frog that lives in an environment with more food could be larger than a similar frog in an environment with less food.

Back

True

Front

What is an adaptation?

Back

A change in an organism that helps it survive in its environment.

Front

What is the difference between a habitat and a trait?

Back

A habitat is where an organism lives; a trait is a physical characteristic of an organism.

Front

Give an example of a trait in animals.

Back

Fur color, size, or shape.

Front

What do we call the process by which animals change to survive in their environment?

Back

Adaptation.

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What is the role of a habitat in an ecosystem?

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It provides food, shelter, and resources for organisms.