Organisms and Their Environments

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Objective

I can give examples of how plants, animals, and people change and are changed by their environment.

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Warm-up video

Amoeba Sisters · 6:50Vetted channel

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

Define "predator" and "prey" and give an example of a predator-prey relationship from the video or one you have observed.

2

Explain how a change in the ant population in the sandbox might affect the antlion population.

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Give an example from the video of how an animal changes its environment to help it survive. Give an example from the video of how a plant is changed by its environment.

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