Short and Long Term Environmental Changes

Environmental Changes

Short and Long Term Changes

​Changes in the environment affect all organisms that make a specific ecosystem their home. These changes affect both current and subsequent populations.

​Environmental Change: is a change or disturbance of the environment caused by human influences, natural disasters, or ecological processes.

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environmental change is described as

• breeding of organisms

• a disturbance in the environment

• changes in genetic material

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Short term Changes: Affect the survival of population immediately, but don't necessarily affect genetics. Organisms do not have time to adapt.




Long Term Changes: Occur over long periods of time. Organisms may adapt to change.

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Affects organism immediately

• Short term impact
• Long term impact

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Due to several days of downpours the rivers have overflowed their banks causing localized flooding.

• This is a long term impact.

• This is a short term impact.

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Causes changes in DNA of the organism causing adaptations.

• Short term impact

• Long term impact

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The environmental impact of mining includes erosion, loss of biodiversity,contamination of soil and water

• This is a short term impact.
• This is a long term impact.

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When an environment changes, some organisms are better adapted to deal with the change. What will these organisms do?

• They will survive and reproduce, passing on their genetic traits.

• They will survive but they will not reproduce.

• They will not be able to pass on their genetic traits.

• None of the above

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Changes to an environment may make it more difficult for an organism to find-

• food.

• shelter.

• water.

• all of the above

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When changes to an environment happen, animals-

• move.

• perish.

• adapt.

• all of the above

Organisms adapt to the conditions of the ecosystem they live in. Two kinds of adaptations that can occur in response to changes are structural and behavioral

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Adaptations

These actions that the organism takes to survive.

These adaptations are learned.

Behavioral

These are Physical adaptations.

They are inherited genetically.

Structural

Adaptations

Categorize

Options (10)

White Fur

Black Scales

Red Feathers

Yellow Fins

Blue Wings

Aggressive Roaring

Playful Tail Wagging

Curious Sniffing

Submissive Posturing

Protective Growling

Organize the adaptations into the right categories

Structural

Behavioral