Seasons Affect Plants & Animals

__________________ is the average weather conditions in one place over a LONG time.

• Climate

• Weather

______________________ is all the conditions in ONE place at ONE time.

• Climate

• Weather

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Mrs. Davoult wants to describe the climate in Port Charlotte, FL where she lives.  Which sentence is a statement about CLIMATE?

• The habitat is best for migratory birds.

• Summers are hot and humid here.

• It will rain twice next week.

• Most animals do not go into hibernation.

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During the WINTER months, many people love to watch the birds in Venice Beach, Florida.  Which BEST describes why there might be so many different types of birds in Venice Beach, Florida at this time of year?

• There is not much water in Florida.

• Birds like the colder temperatures in Florida.

• Birds like the warmer temperatures in Florida.

• There are fewer predators in Florida.

A bird tracker observes a flock of birds moving towards the SOUTHERN United States.  Which statement BEST describes the reason for the birds' action?

• The birds are MIGRATING to a cold northern climate.

• The birds are beginning a long DORMANT period.

• The birds are starting to HIBERNATE for the winter.

• The birds are MIGRATING south to escape a cold northern climate.

all the living and non-living things that interact in an area

• ecosystem

• migrate

• dormant

• hibernate

PLANTS' long inactive period

• ecosystem

• migrate

• dormant

• hibernate

ANIMALS become less active during winter

• ecosystem

• migrate

• dormant

• hibernate

animals MOVE  in large groups to the warm south

• ecosystem

• migrate

• dormant

• hibernate

Why do plants in Florida not have long dormant periods?

• All plants in Florida are evergreen.

• Water is often frozen in the winter, so plants store energy in Spring and Summer.

• Florida's winters are not as cold as other regions in the United States, so there is a longer growing period.

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