Select the option that has some of the things an animal needs to survive.
Water, cold weather, food.
Food, water, space.
Plants, meat, space and lakes.
What is an ecosystem?
A specific place where an animal lives.
A place with nonliving and living things.
Why do animals need food?
They need food to get energy.
Why do lions have teeth like this?
They are naturally big because of the size of their head.
They need big sharp teeth to eat dead animals.
Why do zebras have teeth like this?
They are preys so they don't need big teeth.
They are herbivores and it helps them to crush plants.
What is the name of the gas animals need to survive?
Oxygen.
Nitrogen.
Some animals get the oxygen they need from water.
True.
False.
What is a shelter?
A safe place where animals can stay and rest.
A type of food that animals find in their habitat.
Which of these is a source of energy for animals?
Rocks.
Sunlight.
What is a resource?
Something a living thing uses to survive.
Air or water found in nature.
Resources in a habitat (like water, air, food) are limited.
False.
True.
One of the reasons animals compete is:
They are naturally competitive.
They fight for a resource (shelter, food, etc.).
What happens if an organism can't compete?
They can die or move to another habitat.
They have to live in groups.
What is one thing that could happen if trees disappeared in this ecosystem?
Monkeys and birds would use the soil for shelter.
The shelter, food and temperature would be affected.
What is one thing that could happen if there was a flood?
There would be too many seals.
The ice caps would disappear and animals would lose shelter.
There are a lof of plants in this habitat.
False.
True.
