Science AIMS Review Environments

Animal Adaptation Camouflage - To hide/blend in with ones surroundings http://www.longhorn-cattle.com/camo2.html

Mimicry - a resemblance of one living thing to another or to natural objects among which it lives that gives it an advantage This is a Hawk Moth caterpillar that looks like a snake. Its enemies don’t know it is not a snake, so they stay away. http://www.alleghany.k12.va.us/animal%20adaptation%20webpage/animal_mimicry.htm

Symbiosis Relationships between organisms Mutualism Parasitism Commensalism

Mutualism - association between different kinds of organisms that benefits both Coral sweeps material from the water and turns it into carbon dioxide and nitrogenous wastes. The dinoflagellates (single-cell, mostly marine, organisms) use the carbon dioxide and nitrogenous wastes to form oxygen and sugars that are in turn used by the coral polyps as well as the dinoflagellates. http://www.nearctica.com/ecology/pops/mutual.htm There are aphids that eat plants. The ladybug eats the aphids. The ladybug gets to eat and the plant gets rid of what is eating it.

2. Parasitism : Association in which one organism gains, while the other suffers. Fleas live off of the blood of their host. Fleas will usually cause their host to become itchy.

3. Commensalism - Association in which one organism gains and the other in unaffected http://www.nearctica.com/ecology/pops/commens.htm Barnacles need a place to live. They will attach to rocks, ships, shells, whales, and just about anywhere else they can. The object they attach to is not harmed and they gain by having a place to live.

Physical adaptation - A characteristic or modification in an animal's body that helps it survive in its habitat

Behavioral adaptation – A characteristic or modification in an animal's behavior that helps it survive in its habitat

Types of Animals Vertebrate – animal with backbones

Invertebrate – animal without a backbone

Mammals – warm-blooded, have hair or fur, give birth to live babies, produce milk for their young

Reptiles – cold-blooded, most lay eggs, have scales

Plants flower leaves stem roots Holds the seed that allows for reproduction The leaves use sunlight to provide the plant with energy. stem roots The stem helps to support the plant and carries water and nutrients to the rest of the plant. If the plant does not have much water the stem will shrink. The roots absorb water from the soil. Roots anchor a plant and keep it from blowing or washing away.

Types of Resources Renewable – is a resource that can be replenished as fast as it can be used (example – Solar)

Non-renewable resource – a resource that cannot be produced, re-grown, regenerated, or reused as fast as it is used

Negative Human Impacts on the Environment Construction Cutting down trees Pollution Trash

Negative Natural Impact to the Environment Flood Fire Hurricane Tornado Earthquake Volcano