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Environments
and Habitats
Miss Reynolds
Third Grade
How do the characteristics and
changes of an environment
influence the diversity of organisms
that live there?
Essential Question
Adaptations: characteristics of animals that
help them survive in a specific
environment.
Different environments
Different animals
Habitat
natural
environment of
an organism
Angelfish
Shark
Lobster
Clown fish
Oceans
Largest habitat
in the world
Rainforest
No dry season
Rains year round
Desert
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Extremely dry
Less than 6 inches of rain per year
Few plants
Hard place to live
• Coldest region
Polar
• Arctic animals live on the land
• Antarctic animals live near the water
Regions
Grasslands
• Areas with tall-growing grass
• Too dry for many trees to grow
Freshwater
• Lakes, rivers,
marshes, wetlands,
and swamps
• Water source:
Evaporation of the
ocean and rain
Forests
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Two types
of temperate
forests: evergreen
and deciduous
Deciduous: trees
lose leaves
in winter
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References
Skyenimals.com
Standard 3.L.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of
how the characteristics and changes in environments and habitats
affect the diversity of organisms.
3.L.5A.1 Analyze and interpret data about the characteristics of
environments (including salt and fresh water, deserts, grasslands,
forests, rain forests, and polar lands) to describe how the
environment supports a variety of organisms.
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