BIO ESA Tour Worksheet – Environmental Study Area 83 83 Name _________________ Objectives: 1. Recognize and describe the California native plant communities that are exhibited here at the ESA. 2. Understand why California enjoys so much biological diversity. 3. Demonstrate use of a dichotomous tree key. For each plant community: • Give its chief characteristics (climate, terrain, etc) • Describe some of the adaptations plants have made to succeed in the community • Name 2 or 3 key plants For the ESA: • Look for and name 5 living members of the animal kingdom. Identify the phylum and class they belong to. • How are people threatening the native plant communities? • Key 3 trees on your own. Define the following terms: 1. Adaptation 2. Riparian 3. Deciduous 4. Canopy 5. Leaf litter 6. Nutrient cycling 7. Decomposers 8. Drought resistant adaptations 9. Gymnosperms 10. AngiospermsBIO ESA Tour Worksheet – Environmental Study Area 84 84 Freshwater Marsh & Pond/ Wetlands: • Characteristics/ Description • Plant Adaptations • Examples • Any animal sightings? Riparian: • Characteristics/ Description • Plant Adaptations • Examples • Any animal sightings?BIO ESA Tour Worksheet – Environmental Study Area 85 85 Redwoods: • Characteristics/ Description • Plant Adaptations • Examples • Any animal sightings? Conifers: • Characteristics/ Description • Plant Adaptations • Examples • Any animal sightings?BIO ESA Tour Worksheet – Environmental Study Area 86 86 Coastal sand dunes: • Characteristics/ Description • Plant Adaptations • Examples • Any animal sightings? Foothill-Woodland: • Characteristics/ Description • Plant Adaptations • Examples • Any animal sightings?BIO ESA Tour Worksheet – Environmental Study Area 87 87 California Desert: • Characteristics/ Description • Plant Adaptations • Examples • Any animal sightings? Channel Islands: • Characteristics/ Description • Plant Adaptations • Examples • Any animal sightings?BIO ESA Tour Worksheet – Environmental Study Area 88 88 Grassland: • Characteristics/ Description • Plant Adaptations • Examples • Any animal sightings? Chaparral: • Characteristics/ Description • Plant Adaptations • Examples • Any animal