STUDYING

NATURE
Flora (plant life)

Fauna (animal life)

 SYMMETRY
Symmetry is the ability of an object to
be cut into equal halves that are mirror
images of each other.
 BILATRAL SYMMETRY
Organisms/ objects with bilateral
symmetry can be cut only one way to
create similar right and left halves.
 RADIAL SYMMETRY
Organisms or objects with radial
symmetry can be cut multiple ways to
create mirror halves.
 ASYMMETRICAL SYMMETRY

Asymmetrical object or organisms

cannot be cut into equal halves.
 ENVIRONMENT
An environment is everything surrounding
the organism.
There are two types of environments:

Terrestrial ( land) environment

Aquatic (water) environment
 TERRESTRIAL
ENVIRONMENT
Examples of terrestrial environment :

Meadow, deserts, mountains, savannas, and

jungles.
 HABITAT
The home of an organism is called its habitat.
 SEASONS OF CHANGE
Diurnal - organisms that are active mainly during
the day. Most terrestrial organisms are diurnal.

Nocturnal - organisms that are active mainly at

night. E.g. raccoons, garden toads, fireflies, and
moths.
 SEASONS OF CHANGE
Dormant - organisms that are enter dormant
(inactive) states to help them conserve stored
energy.

 Such animals will hibernate, and plants will

lose their leaves and stop growing.
BEYOND YOUR
BACKYARD
 TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
Arboreal habitats - Animals that live in trees,
like squirrels and birds.
TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
 AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS
Two types of aquatic (water) environments:

Fresh water
Marine
 FRESH WATER ENVIRONMENTS

Fresh-water environments has water which

contains little, if any, salt.

For example : Ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams

MARINE ENVIRONMENTS
Marine environments contain salt water.

For example : seas and oceans

There are different types of marine

environments.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTS
Intertidal zone is the area between the highest
and lowest points that the tide reaches.

The intertidal zone contains tide pools.

MARINE ENVIRONMENTS
Tide pools are collections of salt water and sea
life that does not escape when the tide goes
out.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTS
Hydrothermal vents - An environment found
near hot springs in the ocean floor.

Hydrothermal vents are like geysers, or hot

springs, on the ocean floor
MARINE ENVIRONMENTS
Organisms in this environment do not depend
upon the sun.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTS
Hydrothermal vents raise the temperature of
the surrounding waters while the rest of the
ocean remains near freezing.
The hydrothermal vents release chemicals
from which specially designed organisms
obtain their energy.