G4C3L1 - How Animals Meet Basic Need

a body part or behavior that helps something live

• adaptation
• extinction
• instinct
• hibernation

food, air, water, shelter

• basic needs
• migration
• instinct
• hibernation

a basic need plants meet by themselves

• basic needs
• food 
• water
• shelter

horses' teeth are adapted for 

• chewing grasses
• eating meat
• running
• swimming quickly

When a tree dies, the next year a new tree begins to grow in the same spot, this is _______.

• a dead tree
• the cycle of life
• the seedlings
• the water cycle

An ecosystem you observe regularly is changing.  There are fewer plants and animals.  Draw a conclusion...

• the animals are not having their basic needs met
• there are bushes
• there is a stream
• there aren't as many fish

Natural Selection is a process that

• affects only animals

• favors the survival of only the biggest

• causes changes among members of a species over time

• allows all members of a species to have the same number of offspring

Which of the following adaptations would be the most useful in a POLAR region?

• an extra layer of fat

• horns

• good eyesight

• good hearing

Which of the following best describes how caribou (like a reindeer) survive when the weather gets cold in their environment?

• They migrate to a cooler climate.

• They hibernate in a den.

• They turn white to blend in with the snow.

• They migrate to a warmer climate.

Which of the following provides heat energy to living things?

• sun
• moon
• mars
• mercury