W6 Act. 5 Suitable Habitats

​Act. 5 Suitable Habitat

Open Ended

This pond is filling with sediment and will eventually disappear.

What will happen to the aquatic organisms that depend on the pond?

***Your answer must be in at least 1 complete sentence.

Multiple Choice

A group of organisms living in the same habitat is known as a ______.

• ecosystem

• population

• ecosystem

• biodiversity

Multiple Choice

All living and nonliving components, and all the interactions among them, are known as _____.

• habitat

• population

• ecosystem

• biodiversity

Multiple Choice

The total of all the areas where species lives is its geographic ____.

• population

• range

• habitat

• ecosystem

Multiple Choice

Ecosystems are constantly changing.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

If resources increase, the populations that depend on them _____.

• increase

• decrease

• stays the same

Multiple Choice

A ______ is any factor that can be consumed or used by an organism.

• habitat

• ecosystem

• biodiversity

• resource

Multiple Choice

A _____ is the location in an environment where an organism lives.

• habitat

• ecosystem

• biodiversity

• resource

Multiple Choice

A group of birds in a nest is an example of _____.

• biodiversity

• ecosystem

• population

Open Ended

The longhorn cowfish is a marine organism that lives on the sandy ocean bottom at depths up to 50 meters. Its permanently puckered mouth helps the cowfish find food. The cowfish blows jets of water into the sand to find and feed on tiny organisms.

What body structure does the cowfish have that helps it to survive?

***Your answer must be in at least 1 complete sentence.

Open Ended

The tarsier's huge eyes provide excellent vision for hunting insects at night. Its eyes average 16 mm in diameter, but the tarsier's overall body size ranges from 85mm to 165mm. In comparison, your eyes would be the size of apples! When the tarsier spots its prey, it leaps through the air to pounce on it. The tarsier's long fingers help it grasp branches when its on the move.

What body structures help the tarsier survive in its environment?

***Your answer must be in at least 1 complete sentence.

Open Ended

Using the internet, find an organism that might live in an extreme environment such as inside a volcano, deep in the ocean, or in an icy cave.

What is the name of the organism?

What special structure (body part) does it have that allows for it to survive in that environment?