Texas Plants and Animals Pgs. 60-67

What is vegetation?

• Vegetation is all the trees and plants growing in an area, even farmers' crops.

• Vegetation is only vegetables that grow in an area.

• Vegetation is the vegetables that are donated to food banks.

• Vegetation is the section of the grocery store that sells vegetables.

Plants that have grown naturally in an area for a long time without being planted or watered are the area's __________.

What type of natural vegetation grows in the Coastal Plains?

• thick pine forests that are cut for timber

• cacti

• small trees

• rose plants

True or False: There are more farm crops in Texas than in any other state in the country.

• True

• False

What is the most valuable type of crop in Texas?

• apples

• oranges

• cotton

True or False: You can find black bears in Texas.

• True

• False

What does the word endangered mean?

• Endangered means that species are in danger of disappearing forever.

• Endangered means there are so many of a specific species.

• Endangered means the species are not in danger.

• Endangered means there are lots of animals that eat other animals.

What does the word habitat mean?

• Habitats are places in nature where a plant or animal lives.

• Habitats are houses in the city.

• Habitats are the species are not in danger.

• Habitats are when there are lots of animals that eat other animals.

What does the word threatened mean?

• Threatened means when there are no more animals of a species left.

• Threatened means when plants or animals are close to becoming endangered.

• Threatened means when there are so many animals of one species.

• Threatened means there are too many of a certain type of species.

Texas is the winter home to which animal?

• Armadillo

• Polar Bear

• Alligator

• Whooping Crane