Habitats
Study Guide
shelter
Something that provides
cover or protection (may
be living or nonliving)
Living
natural
changes
habitat
Place where animals
e.g., forest fires,
hurricanes, droughts find shelter, food, and
water, and space
Non Living
Things that grow
Things that DO NOT
and change, move,
grow or change
need air, water, and
food
system
Living and nonliving
organisms working
together
fossils
space
The remains or evidence
of any creature or plant
that once lived on the
Earth.
An area to locate
food, water, find
rest, and move
around.
Be able to:
~ classify objects as to whether they are living and nonliving
~ describe the basic components of an animal habitat (food, water, shelter or cover, and space)
~ know that habitats change over time due to many influences (flood, drought, forest fires, etc.)
~ describe how scientists use the study of fossils to show past weather/climate conditions and environmental
characteristics