Changing Environments Flashcards
(17 cards)
What is the place around a living thing called?
Environment
The desert is a ___ environment.
dry
A pond is a ___ environment.
wet
Name two livings parts of an environment.
Plants and animals
Name two parts of an environment that are not alive.
Rocks and water
Name two phenomenons that can naturally change an environment?
Seasons and weather
What are plants and animals called that will never live on Earth again?
Extinct
How does a new tree affect the environment for other plants growing beneath it?
Blocking sunlight
Plants that have always lived in an area are called ______ plants.
native
If plants start growing in areas where they are not native, they are called ________ plants.
invasive
How do beavers change their environment to meet their needs?
By building a beaver dam
Through chemicals used in farming or manufacturing, humans can _______ the air and water around them.
pollute
How can you tell this stream is not healthy?
Brown water
What can this woman do with her trash to help protect the environment?
Recycle
What are the three R’s that help protect the environment?
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Professor Carver was a scientist who studies what?
Plants and soil
Which method did Professor George Washington Carver teach farmers to help keep the soil from losing nutrients?
Crop rotation
