Habitats

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Objective

I can compare the types of plants and animals that live in different habitats.

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Practice

7 questions

1

Define the term "habitat" in your own words.

2

List the four basic things that animals need from their habitat to survive.

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Describe one plant or animal that lives in the forest habitat and one plant or animal that lives in the arctic habitat. Explain one difference between them. How does the availability of sunlight affect the types of plants that can grow in the forest habitat compared to the arctic habitat? Give an example of an animal in the arctic habitat and an animal in the forest habitat. Explain how their food sources differ.

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