Endangered animals and life cycles (non-statutory) | Science

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What is a habitat?
- The place where a plant or animal lives. ✓
- The bed or nest an animal sleeps in.
- The time an animal goes to sleep over winter.
- The routine an animal has in its day.
What does it mean when animals reproduce?
- They eat lots of food.
- They hibernate.
- They make more animals. ✓
- They move to another habitat.
When animals reach the ______ stage of their life cycle, they are able to reproduce.
- 'adult' ✓
What is a climate?
- The usual population of a place.
- A very hot part of the world.
- The place where an animal lives.
- The usual temperature and weather in a place. ✓
If we wanted to find out more of something, which of these would not be a good place to look for information?
- Internet
- Story book ✓
- Non-fiction book
Research can be carried out using ______ sources of information.
- 'secondary' ✓

When a species becomes ______ it has died out and there are none left anywhere.
- 'extinct' ✓
Which of these words means a species is at risk of becoming extinct?
- protected
- endangered ✓
- dangerous
- environment
Which of the following are reasons animals can become endangered?
- deforestation ✓
- climate change ✓
- conservation
- scientific research
What does climate change mean?
- Day-to-day changes in the species living in a habitat.
- Long-term changes in the species living in a habitat.
- Day-to-day changes in temperature and weather.
- Long term changes in temperature and weather. ✓
If a species has become extinct, why will there be no more of that species?
- Because their habitat has been destroyed.
- Because their food sources are scarce.
- Because there are none left to reproduce more of that species. ✓
- Because their climate has changed dramatically.
We can find out about endangered animals by ______ them and carrying out research.
- 'observing' ✓

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If an animal is endangered, it may not be able to reproduce, and the species can become extinct
There are many reasons that animals can become endangered, such as deforestation or changing climate
We can find out more about endangered animals by observing them and carrying out research

Pupils may think that animals and plants can adapt to their habitats, no matter how they change.

Use the lesson resources to make it clear that adaptations take a very long time and sometimes habitats change too fast for this to happen.

Species - A species is a group of animals or plants that are similar and can have babies together.
Extinct - Animals or plants that have died out completely are extinct.
Reproduce - When living things reproduce they create their offspring.
Endangered - An endangered plant or animal is one that is at risk of becoming extinct.
Research - To research something is to find out about it or investigate it carefully.