Texas Plants and Animals

This includes all the trees and plants growing in an area, even farmers' crops.

• farms

• vegetation

• natural vegetation

• habitat

Plants that have grown naturally in an area for a long time without being planted or watered by people.

• nature vegetaion

• crops

• natural vegetation

• wild farms

Natural Vegetation: This area has natural vegetation that includes think pine forests that are cut for timber.

• North Central Plains

• Rio Grande Valley

• Coastal Plains

• North Coastal Plains

Texas Crops: This Texas crop is the most valuable crop in Texas and is worth about $2.2 billion!

• wheat

• rice

• corn

• cotton

Texas Animals: In this area of Texas you will enjoy watching the large towns of prairie dogs.

• Panhandle

• Western Mountains

• Culf Coast

• Rio Grande Valley

This means that species are in danger of disappearing forever.

• injured

• extinct

• threatened

• endangered

This means that plants and animals are close to becoming endangered.

• threatened

• hunted

• endangered

• habitat loss

These are places in nature where a plant or animal lives.

• farms

• habitat

• nature

• animal homes

Endangered Species: What is one way you can help protect the environment?

• put out a bird feeder

• grow plants that are native to your region

• keep it litter free

• all of the above

Endangered Species: In 2013 how many animals were listed as endangered in Texas

• 25

• 63

• 36

• 52