NCES.EX.4.L.2 - Understand the effects of environmental changes, adaptations and behaviors that enable plants and animals to survive in changing habitats.
- NCES.EX.4.L.2.1 - Describe how animals adapt to their environment (e.g. bears hibernate in the winter, birds fly south for the winter, lizards change color).
- NCES.EX.4.L.2.2 - Describe how plants adapt to their environments (e.g. plants grow towards the sun, leaves fall in the winter).
- NCES.EX.4.L.2.3 - Identify ways that plants and animals protect themselves.
- NCES.EX.4.L.2.4 - Understand why adaptations and changes in behavior are essential for survival.