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Environmental Changes
Adaptations
Can Survive, Survives less well, or Cannot survive
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To make or become different 

Change 

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A group of students visit the San Diego Zoo and observe tortoises eating seasonal fruits and vegetables. Later in the school year, the same group of students visit the San Diego Aquarium and observe loggerhead sea turtles eating algae and corals. The group of students discusses whether or not the tortoises from the zoo could live with loggerhead sea turtles in the aquarium.

Which of the following best supports an answer from the group’s argument?                

  1. Loggerhead sea turtles and tortoises live in the same habitat.

  2. Changing where loggerhead sea turtles live will make it harder for them to find food.

  3. Populations of loggerhead sea turtles have the same adaptations as tortoises.

  4. Loggerhead sea turtles and tortoises can live together because they have not changed over time. 

Changing where loggerhead sea turtles live will make it harder for them to find food.

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This picture has facts about a duck that lives in a pond

If the duck was taken away from the pond, it might not be able to live. The duck might not live because it would not have enough -


  1. food

  2. Air

  3. eggs

  4. Oxes

food

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A duck living near a pond


Can survive

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All the interacting members of a species in a specific area 

population 

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After a volcano erupts, the temperature in the area increases because of the extremely hot lava. How does the lava affect plants? 


  1. All of the nearby plants are destroyed. 

  2. The plants move to a different habitat.

  3. The volcanoes release oxygen, and the plants grow better than before. 

  4. The heat causes the plants to release their seeds, and many new plants grow right away.

  1. All of the nearby plants are destroyed.

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One type of fox has brown fur during part of the year. During another part of the year, the fox has white fur. This change in fur color helps the fox hide in a habitat that has - (3-LS4-3) (1 Point)

  1. many shallow ponds

  2. forests with tall trees

  3. plenty of tall grass

  4. lots of snow in the winter

lots of snow in the winter

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Sea weed in the ocean 

survives well 

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to move from one area to another 

migrate 

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There is a beach that is home to many animals. Strong ocean waves have been taking away the sand, causing the beach to get smaller. What could people do to help keep the beach from getting smaller? 

  1. Bring in new animals that are able to live on smaller beaches

  2. Build structures that decrease the size and strength of the waves

  3. Stop people from throwing trash into the water near the beach

  4. Capture the animals and taken them to a larger beach

Build structures that decrease the size and strength of the waves

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Plant roots are adapted to grow downward, with the pull of gravity. Which statements explain how this adaptation helps plants survive? Choose TWO correct answers 

  1. This helps make sure that roots grow toward sunlight. 

  2. This helps make sure roots grow down into dirt, not up or sideways 

  3. This helps plant roots grow into soil so they can absorb water and nutrients 

  4. This helps plant roots grow away from other plants so they have more space. 

This helps plant roots grow into soil so they can absorb water and nutrients 

This helps plant roots grow away from other plants so they have more space.

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A polar bear in the forest 

cannot survive 

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ANy characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive

Adaptation 

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Cranes are birds. They build platform nests in the shallow waters of estuaries. Estuaries are places where fresh water and salt water mix at the coast. Cranes eat crabs. Cranes might move away from this area if which change happens? 

  1. The number of crabs in the area increases.

  2. There is a drought in the area and there is a shortage of freshwater, resulting in the decline in the number of crabs. 

  3. The number of insects in the area increases.

  4. The area is cloudy one day and sunny the next.

There is a drought in the area and there is a shortage of freshwater, resulting in the decline in the number of crabs.

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Give two reasons why a cow and polar bear cannot live in the same place? 

what they eat

fur 

feet 

a cow would not be able to stay warm in the cold temperatures 

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A lion at the beach 

cannot survive 

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The space, conditions, and all the living and nonliving things around an organism 

Environment 

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A factory uses the water from a lake to make things. When the water is put back into the lake, it is much warmer than before.

The warmer water can harm some of the plants and animals that live in the lake. How could the factory make a change so that less harm is done to the plants and animals?

  1. They could let the water cool down before returning it to the lake.

  2. They could build factories closer to the lake that provides the water.

  3. They could put plants in the lake that live in very warm water.

  4. After using the water, they could send it to another lake far away.



  1. They could let the water cool down before returning it to the lake.

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A snapping turtle has powerful jaws. How does this adaptation help the snapping turtle survive in its environment? 

Give two reasons 

powerful jaws to eat fish and to protect themselves 

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An elephant at a ZOO 

survives less well