Fast Changes in the Ecosystem Name of Event

Description of change

Describe how wildlife was directly affected

How did organisms adapt/survive?

Give examples of organisms that could not adapt/survive?

1 answer = ... Different drivers of ecosystem change take more or less time to react to changes. For example, some species might become extinct quickly when they lose their habitat, but for others, like trees, it can take centuries.

2 answer =Take words right out of the dictionary. ...

Create completely made-up words. ...

Invent portmanteau words. ...

Find words unique to the event. ...

Make puns. ...

Ask yourself what the heart of your event is, and then express this in terms a little off dead-center.

3 answer =the act, process, or result of changing: such as. a : alteration a change in the weather. b : transformation a time of vast social change going through changes. c : substitution a change of scenery

4 answer =Human activity is by far the biggest cause of habitat loss. ... The loss of wetlands, plains, lakes, and other natural environments all destroy or degrade habitat, as do other human activities such as introducing invasive species, polluting, trading in wildlife, and engaging in wars.

5 answer =This is where the basic needs of the organism to survive are met: food, water, shelter from the weather and place to breed its young. All organisms need to adapt to their habitat to be able to survive. ... An adaptation is a modification or change in the organism's body or behaviour that helps it to survive.

6 answer =An exaptation is a feature that performs a function but that was not produced by natural selection for its current use. ... In this case, the general form of feathers is an adaptation for insulation and an exaptation for flight.