What’s The Effect?

High altitude / Wings that spread
/ Webbed foot

Low altitude/Sea level
/ Wings that flutter
/ Hoofed foot

Fur as a body covering
/ Deep rootson plants
/ Grasswith seeds

Scales as a body covering
/ Shallow rootson plants
/ Treewith cones

Part 1: Match each trait or environmental condition with the “effect” from the boxes below.

Wings spread out for flying and diving and feathers make wings silent / Warmer, more resources available / Can renew itself every year with seeds that it produces
Holds air near the animal’s skin / Protects skin of animal / Foot acts like a paddle in the water
Foot is protected by a hard hoof / Fast-moving wings allow bird to move forward and backwards / Roots can reach ground water, anchor the plant
Colder, more wind, less oxygen, less resources available / Roots can gather water quickly from surface / Produces cones filled with seeds after several years

Part 2: Support your matching with a reason of WHY this effect is important.

Example: Wings that spread are important to a bird of prey so that it can swoop down and pick up its prey. The feathers keep the wings quiet so that the prey (ex: a mouse or rabbit) cannot hear the bird coming to catch it!

KEY:What’s The Effect?

High altitude
Colder, more wind, less oxygen, less resources available / Wings that spread

Wings spread out for flying and diving and feathers make wings silent / Webbed foot

Foot acts like a paddle in the water
Low altitude/Sea level

Warmer, more resources available / Wings that flutter

Fast-moving wings allow bird to move forward and backwards / Hoofed foot

Foot is protected by a hard hoof
Fur as a body covering

Holds air near the animal’s skin / Deep roots on plants

Roots can reach ground water, anchor the plant / Grass with seeds

Can renew itself every year with seeds that it produces
Scales as a body covering

Protects skin of animal / Shallow roots on plants

Roots can gather water quickly from surface / Tree with cones

Produces cones filled with seeds after several years

WHY is this important? (some ideas, not necessarily inclusive!)

Wings spread out for flying and diving and feathers make wings silent
Bird of prey can swoop down and catch prey; also silent wings so prey is not aware of danger / Warmer, more resources available
Less competition for resources, less harsh conditions so survival is optimal / Can renew itself every year with seeds that it produces
Maintains the population from year to year without the plant using resources to winter over
Holds air near the animal’s skin
Animal is kept warm in colder climates / Protects skin of animal
Animal is protected from rough and sharp surfaces it may move over (rocks, etc.) / Foot acts like a paddle in the water
Animal can propel self in water to find food or to escape predator
Foot is protected by a hard hoof
Foot is not cut by hard objects; animal able to protect self through kicking; used to break through snow and rocks / Fast-moving wings allow bird to move forward and backwards
Bird can move in and out and among flowers to feed / Roots can reach ground water, anchor the plant
Plant is held up and does not easily fall over; roots can reach water deep in the soil even if the surface is dry
Colder, more wind, less oxygen, less resources available
Harder for organism to survive; less organic matter so less soil; must survive harsher climate / Roots can gather water quickly from surface
More surface area for plant to gather water from so that plant takes full advantage when rare rains come / Produces cones filled with seeds after several years
Uses less resources over time since tree grows slowly; must use energy to winter over