Share 2.1 The Importance of the Enviroment
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What is the scientific name for our surroundings?
The environment.
What do we call the specific place where an animal or plant lives?
A habitat.
What word describes how an animal changes to suit the conditions of its home?
Adapted.
What are the three things a habitat must provide for an animal?
Food, water, and shelter.
What is the name of the small sea animal with a strong, pyramid-shaped shell?
A limpet.
Name two sea animals mentioned that live in rock-pools.
Crabs, starfish, limpets, or anemones (any two).
Where do limpets attach themselves so they don't get washed away?
On the rocks.
What do limpets use to stay attached to rocks when the tide comes in?
A strong muscular foot.
What do limpets eat at night?
Algae that grows on the rocks.
Why is a limpet's shell "difficult to break"?
So they seldom get eaten.
Look at the forest picture. What is the brown animal jumping over the grass?
A rabbit.
What is the spiky animal on the ground in the forest picture?
A hedgehog.
How many birds can you see in the forest picture?
Three.
Name two flying insects shown in the forest picture.
A butterfly and a dragonfly (or bee/fly).
Is the forest habitat suitable for a crab?
No.
Which habitat is suitable for seabirds that eat small sea animals?
The rock-pool habitat.
