Animal and Plant Impacts

The video explores how plants and animals interact with their environment. It begins by discussing how tree roots can damage sidewalks and how plants create shade, affecting both plant and animal life. The video then shifts to animals, highlighting how their search for food can alter their surroundings. It concludes with a focus on beavers, whose dam-building activities can significantly change water flow and impact the environment.

What is one way that tree roots can affect man-made structures?

• They can enhance the color of concrete.

• They can break or move concrete and brick.

• They can make concrete more durable.

• They can prevent concrete from cracking.

How does shade from larger plants affect smaller plants?

• It always helps them grow faster.

• It can make it difficult for them to get enough sunlight.

• It provides them with more nutrients.

• It makes them more colorful.

In what way do plants help animals in hot environments?

• By providing them with water.

• By offering shade to keep them cool.

• By giving them fruits to eat.

• By making the air cooler.

What is a common activity of moles that affects the environment?

• They build nests in trees.

• They dig up the earth to find food.

• They plant seeds underground.

• They create tunnels in the air.

How do beaver dams impact streams?

• They increase the water's speed.

• They clean the water.

• They change the flow of the water.

• They make the water warmer.