Unit Standards *SC.5.E.7.5 Recognize that some of the weather-related differences, such as temperature and humidity, are found among different environments, such as swamps, deserts, and mountains. (M) *SC.5.L.15.1 Describe how, when the environment changes, differences between individuals allow some plants and animals to survive and reproduce while others die or move to new locations. (H) *SC.5.L.17.1 Compare and contrast adaptations displayed by animals and plants that enable them to survive in different environments such as life cycles variations, animal behaviors and physical characteristics. (M) *SC.5.N.1.6 Recognize and explain the difference between personal opinion/interpretation and verified observation. (M) *SC.5.N.2.1 Recognize and explain that science is grounded in empirical observations that are testable; explanation must always be linked with evidence. (M)
Related Fair Game Standards
SC.3.L.17.1 Describe how animals and plants respond to changing seasons.
SC.4.L.16.2 Explain that although characteristics of plants and animals are inherited, some characteristics can be affected by the environment.
SC.4.L.16.3 Recognize that animal behaviors may be shaped by heredity and learning.
SC.4.L.17.1 Compare the seasonal changes in Florida plants and animals to those in other regions of the country.
SC.4.L.17.4 Recognize ways plants and animals, including humans, can impact the environment.
Unit 10 Vocabulary Words
variation – slight differences in same the species of animals and/or plants (ex. their color of fur, feathers, skin or their behavior)
adaptation – a characteristic or feature that helps a living thing survive. P. 368, 392
environment- a living thing’s physical surroundings (air, water, weather, soil and land)
ecosystem- a community of living and non-living things and how they interact with one another
species- a group of living things whose members have the same main characteristics and are able to breed with each other
endangered species- a species of living things that is seriously at risk of extinction
extinct species-species of living things that no longer exists alive anywhere in the world
population- a group of individuals of the same species occupying a particular geographic area
community- a group of different species in a common location interacting with each other and their environment
habitat -a natural home or environment of a living thing
trait- a feature of a living thing; for example, eye color
conservation- the act of preserving, protecting and/or restoring the natural environment
food chain- a model that shows how energy is transferred from the Sun through producers and a series of consumers; from one living thing to another
producer- living things that make their own food, like plants
consumer -living things that cannot make their own food and have to eat other living things, like producers and other consumers
predator- an animal that naturally hunts other animals for food
prey- an animal that is hunted and eaten for food
carnivore- consumers that eat other animals; meat-eaters
omnivore- consumers that eat both plants and animals for food
herbivore- consumers that eat only plants for food
life cycle- the series of changes and developments that a living thing passes through from the beginning of its life until its death; the stages of an organism’s growth and development