Everglades

The place or environment where a plant or animal naturally lives or grows

• Habitat

• Adaptation

• Aquifer

• Conservation

The process by which a species becomes fitted to its environment

• Habitat

• Adaptation

• Aquifer

• Conservation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A body of rock and/or sediment that holds groundwater

• Habitat

• Adaptation

• Aquifer

• Conservation

A careful preservation and protection of something

• Habitat

• Adaptation

• Aquifer

• Conservation

This habitat is considered the "heartbeat of the Everglades"

• Hardwood Hammock

• Sawgrass Prairie

• Slough

This habitat has lots of trees providing shade, a high elevation, and the ground is spongy.

• Hardwood Hammock

• Sawgrass Prairie

• Slough

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

This habitat has a flat, limestone floor, contains lots of Periphyton, and is considered the "River of Grass".

• Hardwood Hammock

• Sawgrass Prairie

• Slough

True or False. Fire is a good thing for the Everglades.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of these animals would not be found in the Everglades?

• Deer

• Alligators

• Giraffe

• Panther