Read Chapter 6*: "Animals"
*We will skip Chapter 5, jumping ahead to Chapter 6. We will go back to cover Chapter 5, "Forest, Woodland, Range" next week.
Choose two of the following questions:
1. What do the following terms mean?
a. Nocturnal
b. Diurnal
c. Crepuscular
2. Where are animals more likely to use hibernation vs. estivation as an energy conservation strategy?
3. What is the difference between endothermic and ectothermic animals?
4. Parental care:
a. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having many vs. few offspring?
b. What are the costs in each method?
5. Evolutionary groups--What are some characteristics of the following groups:
a. Monera
b. Plantae
c. Protista
d. Anamalia
e. Fungi
6. What are anadromous fish? How do they cope with the extreme changes in their environment?
7. What makes amphibians so susceptible to environmental changes?
8. How do bird adaptations maintain their capability of flight?
9. What are two strategies lizards and snakes have adapted to conserve water?
10. Human activity and domestic and introduced animals:
· What are some of the effects of domesticated and introduced animals on habitat in California?
Write your answers in your lecture notebook or on a flash card, and bring them to the next class.