Science: Florida Habitats Wetlands Ocean Beach and Backyard

A habitat is a place where a plant or animal lives. Name one thing an animal needs from its habitat.

Circle the habitat where you would most likely find an alligator: ocean, wetland, beach, or backyard. Explain your choice.

Which Florida habitat has salty water and animals like dolphins, sea turtles, and fish?

Look at these beach animals: ghost crab, sea turtle, and shorebird. Choose one and describe one way it is suited for living at the beach.

A student sees a butterfly, lizard, oak tree, and grass in a yard. What habitat is the student observing?

Write wetland, ocean, beach, or backyard for this clue: This habitat is where land meets the sea and often has sand, shells, and shorebirds.

A wetland has many plants growing in or near water. How do these plants help animals?

Sort each living thing into the habitat where it best fits: dolphin, frog, sea oats, and squirrel.

Why should people stay off sand dunes at the beach?

Name one way a backyard habitat can help wildlife.

A bird has long legs and a long beak. It walks in shallow water looking for fish and insects. Which habitat is it using, and why?

How are the ocean and a wetland alike?