Transcript 5.9A Review Station - Student

Guiding Question
How do living and
nonliving things interact in
an ecosystem?
Guiding Question
How do plants and
animals interact in an
ecosystem?
Task 1: Vocabulary Puzzle
Materials:
• Vocabulary Puzzle Folders (one for each pair of
students)
Instructions:
Match the vocabulary words with the definitions.
After you have matched all of the cards, turn the
cards over to reveal a picture. If the picture is not
complete, turn the cards back over to fix your
errors.
Task 2: Animal Habitats
Materials:
• Animal Habitats Activity Cards (2)
• Colored pencils
Instructions:
Follow the directions to complete the two
Animal Habitats Activity Cards.
Task 2 Activity Card:
Animal Habitats
Think about a pond and all the organisms living there. Now
look at the four organisms listed below. Illustrate those you
would find in the pond and cross out the one that does not
belong. Now, replace it with one you think would be found
in the habitat.
Frog
Dragonfly
Mosquito
Cockroach
Complete the following sentence stems:
Four things an organism needs to survive in a pond habitat are
__________ __________ __________ __________
If the population of mosquitoes suddenly decreased, then __________________________________________
Task 2 Activity Card:
Animal Habitats
Here is a desert habitat. What characteristics do organisms share
in order to survive in a desert? Illustrate the organisms you would
find in the desert and cross out the one that does not belong.
Now, replace it with one you think would be found in the habitat.
Rattlesnake
Clam
Tarantula spider
Cactus
Complete the following sentence stems:
Four things each organism needs to survive in a desert habitat are
__________ __________ __________ ___________
If all desert vegetation died, then _________________________________________________________
Task 3: What’s My Habitat?
Adapted from Kamico Instructional Mead, Inc.’s lesson “What’s My Habitat?”
Materials:
• What’s My Habitat? Activity Card (1)
• Drawing paper
• Markers
Instructions:
1. Use the letters listed next to the appropriate habitat
characteristics to describe each living thing’s habitat.
2. Choose one of the habitats that you have described in
the table. Based on the information from your table,
draw and label the parts of that habitat.
Task 3 Activity Card:
What’s My Habitat?
Adapted from Kamico Instructional Mead, Inc.’s lesson “What’s My Habitat?”
Living Things
Habitat Description
cactus
A, C, E, H, I, N
moray eel
polar bear
blue whale
woodpecker
squirrel
toad
mushroom
jack rabbit
Habitats:
A. land
B. salt water
C. hot
D. shady
E. open area
F. underground
G. moving water
H. dry
I. sunny
J. enclosed area
K. trees
L. calm water
M. wet
N. sandy soil
O. freshwater
P. moist
Q. cold
R. rich soil
S. average temperature
Task 3 Activity Card:
What’s My Habitat? Answer Key
Adapted from Kamico Instructional Mead, Inc.’s lesson “What’s My Habitat?”
Living Things
Habitat Description
cactus
A, C, E, H, I, N
moray eel
B, G or L, J, M, S
polar bear
A, E, I, L or P, Q (winter)
blue whale
B, E, G or L, M, Q or S
woodpecker
D, K, P, S, can justify E and J
squirrel
D, J, K, P, S
toad
A and O, D, E and J, L, M and P, S
mushroom
A, C, D, E and J, P, S
jack rabbit
A, C, E, H, I
Habitats:
A. land
B. salt water
C. hot
D. shady
E. open area
F. underground
G. moving water
H. dry
I. sunny
J. enclosed area
K. trees
O. freshwater
L. calm water
P. moist
M. wet
Q. cold
N. sandy soil
R. rich soil
S. average temperature
Task 4: Organism Interactions
Materials:
• Organism Interactions Activity Cards (3)
• Scissors
• Glue
Procedure: Cut, sort and glue the pictures into
either the positive or negative column. Place the
picture on the back if it is not an interaction
between two organisms.
Task 4 Activity Card: Organism Interactions
Positive Interaction
Negative Interaction
These interactions are beneficial to both organisms involved
These Interactions are usually beneficial to only one of the organisms involved.
Organism Interactions
Honeybees sting predators to
protect their hives
Strong winds blow dead leaves
off of trees
Butterflies land on bright colored
flowers to suck the nectar. As a
result they carry pollen to other
flowers allowing the flowers to
reproduce.
Fleas live in the fur of animals
and use the animal’s blood as a
source of food.
Fire ants sometimes live in
bushes that provide them
shelter. Herbivores will not eat a
bush inhabited by ants.
The Egyptians Plover Bird hunts
parasites off the backs of
crocodiles.
Bean plants use corn stalks to
help hold themselves in place
while providing corn stalks with
much needed nitrogen.
Mushrooms grow at the base of
trees and help provide nutrients
to the tree while the tree
provides sugars to the
mushroom.
Remora Fish attach themselves
to the bodies of sharks. They
feed on the scraps of the sharp
and help keep the shark clean
from parasites.
Organism Interactions
Lichen on a tree trunk is a
combination of a fungus that
holds the lichen to the tree and
algae that provides nutrients to
the lichen.
Grasshoppers eat grass and
other green plants.
Red foxes use their camouflage
to sneak up on rabbits and eat
them.
Some plants produce toxins
which can kill insects that feed
on plants.
Leeches attach themselves to a
host and feed off the blood of
that organism.
Large trees usually cover the
ground below with shade. This
kills ground dwelling plants that
require direct sunlight.
Flowers that have bright petals
are better adapted than flowers
that have dull colored petals.
This is because bright petals
attract pollinators
Frogs burrow underground to
avoid harsh dry conditions.
Some plants have broad leaves
to collect a larger amount of
sunlight.
Task 4 Activity Card: Organism Interactions
Answer Key
Positive Interaction
Negative Interaction
These interactions are beneficial to both organisms involved
These Interactions are usually beneficial to only one of the organisms involved.
Butterflies land on bright colored flowers to suck the nectar. As
a result they carry pollen to other flowers allowing the flowers
to re produce.
Fleas live in the fur of animals and use the animal’s blood as a
source of food.
Grasshoppers eat grass and other green plants.
Fire ants sometimes live in bushes that provide them shelter.
Herbivores will not eat a bush inhabited by ants.
The Egyptians Plover Bird hunts parasites off the backs of
crocodiles.
Bean plants use corn stalks to help hold themselves in place
while providing corn stalks with much needed nitrogen.
Red foxes use their camouflage to sneak up on rabbits and eat
them.
Honeybees sting predators to protect their hives
Mushrooms grow at the base of trees and help provide
nutrients to the tree while the tree provides sugars to the
mushroom.
Some plants produce toxins which can kill insects that feed on
plants.
Remora Fish attach themselves to the bodies of sharks. They
feed on the scraps of the sharp and help keep the shark clean
from parasites.
Leeches attach themselves to a host and feed off the blood of
that organism.
Lichen on a tree trunk is a combination of a fungus that holds
the lichen to the tree and algae that provides nutrients to the
lichen.
Large trees usually cover the ground below with shade. This
kills ground dwelling plants that require direct sunlight.
Task 4 Activity Card: Organism Interactions
Answer Key (Backside of paper)
Strong winds blow dead leaves off of trees
Flowers that have bright petals are better
adapted than flowers that have dull colored
petals. This is because bright petals attract
pollinators
Frogs burrow underground to avoid harsh dry
conditions.
Some plants have broad leaves to collect a
larger amount of sunlight.
Assessment Card #1
Insects are often considered pests. However, many
insects are beneficial to other organisms. Which of
the following describes a positive interaction
between an insect and another organism in its
ecosystem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wasps sting humans
Grasshoppers eat leaves
Honeybees pollinate flowers
Caterpillars eat tomato plants
Assessment Card #2
Animal 1
oil-coated fur
Animal 2
migrate by flying
migrate by
swimming
hollow bones
heavy, solid
large wingspan
bones
streamlined body Four chambered
heart
Animal 3
superior
tunneling ability
large,
black-rimmed
eyes
thick, velvety fur
Animal 4
membrane wings
pointed snout
insectivorous
echolocation
soft, short fur
Which description fits an animal best adapted for swimming?
A. Animal 1
B. Animal 2
C. Animal 3
D. Animal 4
Assessment Card #3
Chipmunks live in a variety of habitats. They build a maze of
underground burrows that they depend on to deal with the
harsh seasons and the availability of food.
– Explain how living in underground burrows helps chipmunks
survive in a habitat with hot summers.
– Explain how living in underground burrows helps chipmunks
survive in a habitat with cold winters.