GEORGIA HABITATS REVIEW

3rd Grade Science – Ms. Askew

DIRECTIONS

•For the first ten questions, you will use a word bank to help you “fill in the blank.”

ocean habitat organism

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external feature coast marshendangered species

•The ______________ includes all the things that make up an area like land, water, and air.

ocean habitat organism

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•The land that borders the sea or ocean is called the __________.

ocean habitat organism

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•The ___________ is an area of land with rolling hills and some mountains. It means “foot of the mountain.”

ocean habitat organism

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•An area of wet, low land with a large amount of grass and no trees is a ________.

ocean habitat organism

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external feature coast marshendangered species

•An __________________ is a living organism that is threatened with extinction.

ocean habitat organism

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external feature coast marshendangered species

•An ____________ is a large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth’s surface.

ocean habitat organism

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external feature coast marshendangered species

•The visible feature (on the outside) of a plant or animal that helps it survive in a given habitat is an ________________. • (Example: Bird’s beak)

ocean habitat organism

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•A single type of living thing is an ____________.

ocean habitat organism

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•A living thing’s home is its ____________.

ocean habitat organism

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•An ________________ is a special characteristic that helps an organism to survive.

ocean habitat organism

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external feature coast marshendangered species

Directions:For the next few questions, pick

the Georgia Habitat that

best describes the features and descriptions that

are shown.

This habitat is made of saltwater and it is

located on the southeastern border of

Georgia.

Alligators, otters, frogs, and mosquitoes all live in

this habitat.

This habitat is made up of sandy beaches and

barrier islands.

Gwinnett County is in this habitat.

This habitat is an area of land that is covered in

still or slow-moving water with plants growing in

and around it.

Sea gulls, herons, and ghost crab live in this

habitat.

Cypress trees, pitcher plants, cattails, and

water lilies all live in this habitat.

Sea oats grow on the dunes to help prevent erosion in this habitat.

This habitat includes parts of the Blue Ridge

and Appalachian __________.

This habitat includes deer, black bears, wild

turkeys, raccoons, bats, and foxes.

Red clay gives this habitat its ground color.

The animals that live in this habitat are shrimp, tarpon, flounder, sea trout, and seaweed.

The Cherokee Rose (the state flower) grows here in large numbers. Apple

trees also grow here.

The Okefenokee _______ is found here.

Pine trees, oak trees, and hickory trees are mostly

seen in this area.

Opossums, squirrels, cardinals, blue jays, and

owls live here.