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What are the limiting factors of a pond? What are the adaptation animals would have to have to live in a pond?
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Lack of oxygen underwater for air-breathing animals such as frogs. Adult frogs have to with lack of oxygen.
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What are the limiting factors of a stream? What are the adaptation animals would have to have to live in a stream?
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Fast moving water. Plants adhere to rocks so as not to be washed away.
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What are the limiting of a river? What are the adaptation animal would have to live in a river?
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Erosion of banks. Deep roots of plants help them cling to banks.
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What are the limiting factors of a swamp? What are the adaptation animals would have to have to live in a swamp?
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Abundance of predators. The animals would have to be camouflage so they can bling in so they don't get eaten.
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What are the limiting factors of a lake? What are the adaptation animals would have to have to live in a lake?
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Polluted water. Birds find a new food source or move to a new location.
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What are the limiting factors of a marsh? What are the adaptation animals would have to have to live in a marsh?
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Competition for food. Each animal would have a special niche.
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What is a very large ecosystem?
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Biome.
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What is a layer of fat that insulates whales from the cold of the polar regions?
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Blubber.
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What is an area with four distinct season, moderate rainfall and trees that loose their leaves each year?
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Deciduous Forest.
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What is a biome with large, open spaces, small trees and other short vegetation for grazing?
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Grasslands.
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What is an organism that is seen only through a microscope?
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Microorganisms.
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What is a dry area receiving less than 10 inches of rain each year?
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Desert.
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What is light produced by deep-ocean organisms?
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Bioluminescence.
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What is the largest biome in the world with 6 months of below freezing temp. and evergreen trees?
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Taiga.
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What an adaptation the plants and animals use to hide form predators?
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Camouflage.
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What is a cold area where there are no trees and the soil is permanently frozen?
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Tundra.
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What are areas where saltwater is mixed with freshwater coming from land?
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Estuaries.
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A dense forest area with a warm an wet climate year-round?
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Tropical Rainforest.
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What is a microorganism that are at the beginning of most ocean food chains?
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Phytoplankton.
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What is a way that desert plants adapt to the very dry conditions?
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They store water.
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What special adaptations so rabbits have that help them escape from predators?
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Very strong back legs.
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Giraffes, antelopes, and rhinos do not have to compete for food because?
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They share different parts of the same food source.
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How does thick fur give the polar bear an advantage?
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They stay warmer in cold climates.
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Because of extreme pressure at the bottom of the ocean?
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Many animals have bony plates covering their bodies.
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Plants grow only in the sunlight zone of the ocean because?
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They need energy from the sun for photosynthesis.
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Is thick fur an adaptation or is it not?
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NOT.
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In the following (Plants, Mice, Snakes, and Hawk) food chain, what would happen if the population of of mice greatly increase?
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The plant population would decrease.
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Few plants can grow because sunlight cannot reach to the bottom of the deep waters, is this condition present in an estuary or is it not?
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Not.
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What adaptation would a tortoise need to be able to survive in the ocean like a sea turtle?
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It would need to be able to live in saltwater, it would need a type of flipper to help it swim and capture food, and be able to hold its breathe for a long time.
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What can you learn by studying the microorganisms in a drop of pond water?
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You can learn that they are like bigger animals. They reproduce, eat, move around, and die.
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