Georgia Habitats and Plant Adaptations Review

Which of the following plant adaptations would be found in the Blue Ridge Mountain region?

• scales on leaves to take in water from the air

• deep roots to attach under water

• needle like leaves to keep water in

• flexible stems to float on water

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following plant adaptations would be found in the Piedmont region?

• thick waxy leaves

• adapt to living in a wet environment

• able to grow in sandy soil

• able to grow in red clay soil

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of the following plant adaptations would be found in the Swamp and Marsh region?

• flexible stems to float on water

• thick bark to survive cold winters

• trees that drop leaves to keep more water

• roots to help against wind o the shore

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following plant adaptations would be found in the Coastal Plains region?

• able to grow in red clay soil

• flexible stems to float on water

• thick waxy leaves

• carnivorous plants that eat insects

Chris was given the picture below and asked to determine what habitat this organism is most likely to survive in.

From the list below, what is the best question that Chris should ask about this organism to help him determine the habitat they are most likely to be found in?

• Does this organism have a long lifespan? 

• What does this organism like to do during the day?

• How many teeth does this organism have in its mouth?

• What does this organism eat in order to survive?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A heron is a bird that has a long, skinny beak that it uses to hunt fish, insects, and crustaceans while standing in shallow water. What question could a student ask to figure out where the heron would BEST survive in which habitat?

• Would herons best survive in the Atlantic Ocean since they eat crustaceans?

• Would herons best survive in the Piedmont region since it has a long, skinny beak?

• Would herons best survive in the mountains since they need to hunt fish and insects?

• Would herons best survive in the marsh since there is shallow water with plenty of food?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

You are working with your class to identify habitats within Georgia’s geographic regions. The table below represents data for one type of habitat in Georgia.

What further question can you ask to further identify if the habitat is in the Piedmont region?

• Are there farms and businesses located in this region?

• Is this habitat found in Georgia?

• Is this habitat located in the central region of Georgia?

• Does it rain a lot in this region?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Noah wants to figure out if a whitetail deer lives in the Piedmont or the Marsh and Swamp habitats.  Which question should he ask and why?

• Does it need water to survive?  Because the piedmont has water and the marsh and swamp do not.

• Does it survive in wet, hot conditions where there is a lot of standing water?  Because the marsh and swamp has a lot of standing water and the piedmont does not.

• Does it need water to survive?  Because the marsh and swamp has water and the piedmont has no water.

•  Does it survive in wet, hot conditions where there is a lot of standing water?  Because the piedmont has a lot of standing water and the marsh and swamp do not.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Your class takes a field trip to the local park and you identify a pretty flower, pictured below.

From the list provided, what is the best question you could ask to determine why the flower you’ve seen grows so well in this habitat?

• How much water does the flower need to grow best?

•  Why is the flower so tall?

•  If I cut the flower and put it in a vase, how long would it live?

• Does the flower need sunlight to grow?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The mountain laurel plant only grows in the mountain habitat of Georgia. This plant grows on rocky slopes in forested areas. A student wants to know if this plant could survive in the marsh and swamp habitat. What question should the student ask and why?

• Does the marsh and swamp habitat have hot temperatures?? Yes, it can survive in the marsh and swamp habitat since it is a very hot and humid climate.

• Does the marsh and swamp habitat have a rainy climate? No, the mountain laurel could not survive since the marsh and swamp habitat never gets rain.

• Does the marsh and swamp habitat have rocky soil? No, the mountain laurel could not survive since the marsh ground is very soft and does not contain the type of rocky soil that it needs to grow.

• Does the marsh and swamp habitat have rocky soil?Yes, even though the ground is soft, the mountain laurel would still get the water it needs to survive.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5