Habitat Study Guide
Science SOL 2.5: The student will investigate and understand that living things are part of a
system. Key Concepts include:
a. Living organisms are interdependent with their living and nonliving surroundings; and
b. Habitats change over time due to many influences
Concepts:
 Living
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Things
Things that grow and change
Living things need: food, water, air, and shelter
Living things are dependent on other living things (food and shelter) and
their nonliving surroundings (water, air and shelter) for survival. Students
should be able to give examples.
o Examples: students should be able to name examples of plants and animals
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Non-Living Things
o Things that are not alive. Non-living things do not grow and change, and do
not need food, water, air, and shelter.
o Examples: Book, pencil, desk, air, liquid…
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Environment - Made up of all the living and nonliving things in a place (made up of
habitats)
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Habitat- a place where an animal finds the food and water it needs to live (meets
their needs).
o Examples of Habitats: Forest, Tundra, Wetland, Ocean, Rain Forest, Desert,
Savannah
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Adaptations- A body part, body covering, or behavior that helps an animal survive in
its environment.
Vocabulary:
o Drought- A long period of time without enough rain
o Hibernate-when animals sleep through the winter
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Estivate-when animals sleep during the summer (ex. Certain frogs in mud)
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Migration-when animals moves to a warmer place for the winter or because
of a change in their habitat
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Camouflage-when an animal is able to blend into its surroundings (help
student to understand about different animal body coverings)