Environments Investigation 1 “Terrestrial Environments”
“Summary: Terrestrial Environments” Reading
1. Do you think baby’s tears can live in a rain forest or a desert? Explain why you think so.
a. A baby’s tears thrives in warm, shady, moist places. That describes the nonliving
environmental conditions in a rainforest. It would live in a rainforest.
2. Describe the living and nonliving components of the environment in the terrarium you
made in class.
a. Answers should describe the moisture, temperature, soil, and plants.
3. Do you think baby’s tears could live in your classroom terrarium? Explain why or why
not.
a. If the nonliving environment is moist, warm, and shady, baby’s tears could thrive.