Organisms
Environment
Survival
Behaviors
Adaptations
100
What is a trait?
Something you can see about an organism
100
What is the environment?
Everything around us
100
What does survival mean?
Doing things to stay alive
100
Germaine was learning about sea turtles. She knew that sea turtles are adapted to living in the ocean.
Which is a trait that helps a sea turtle survive in the ocean?
A. being able to lay eggs
B. having a hard shell for protection
C. having a sharp beak to tear seaweed
D. being able to hold its breath for a long time
D. being able to hold its breath for a long time
100
A food web is shown.
Which population would MOST likely decrease first if the number of mice decreased?
A. bat
B. grass
C. hawk
D. grasshopper
C. hawk
200
What is a predator?
An animal that eats other animals
200
What are two things that can change an environment?
Fire, lava, storms, human activity, etc.
200
What is an adaptive trait?
A trait that makes it easier for animals to live in an environment
200
Toads lay their eggs in ponds. Tadpoles hatch from the eggs and eat the plants floating in the pond. Which resource is MOST important for toads to survive?
A. grass
B. rocks
C. trees
D. water
D. water
200
A food web is shown.
A. the Sun
B. the frog
C. the shrew
D. the cattail
D. the cattail
300
What 3 things do organisms need to survive?
Food, water, air
300
How can environments change organisms?
Organisms will adapt their traits to better survive in the environment
300
How can an adaptive trait become non-adaptive?
The environment changes
300
Dolphins come to the surface of the water and take in oxygen through a blowhole on top of their heads.
The blowhole on a dolphin is MOST similar to which part of a dog?
A. its ear
B. its eye
C. its nose
D. its lung
C. its nose
300
The type of beak a bird has allows it to eat certain kinds of food. Which bird has a beak that is MOST likely adapted for getting food from places that are hard to reach?
A
B
C
D
A
400
What are all organisms made of?
DNA that determined their traits
400
What made the environment of the grove snails hard to survive in?
Song thrushes would hunt them
400
What two traits helps the banded snails adapt to their environment?
Harder shells and camouflage.
400
Lizzie moved to a new city. She learned that many animals live in her city. A picture of the downtown area of the city is shown.
Which ability would MOST benefit an animal that lives in a city?
A. digging
B. flying
C. hibernating
D. swimming
B. flying
400
The picture shows a bushbaby, an African animal with huge eyes.
A. reproduction.
B. nighttime activity.
C. camouflage.
D. bright light.
B. nighttime activity.
500
Why can some organisms survive better than others?
Adaptive traits that make them better suited for the environment
500
What is one positive and one negative way people can impact the environment?
Positive: clean up garbage, plant trees, save animals
Negative: pollute, cut down forests, hunt endangered spieces
500
Why do organisms have different traits than their ancestors?
Organisms that are best adapted to the environment have the highest chance of reproducing and passing on their adaptive traits
500
Which could help animals survive in areas that have many wildfires?
A. using camouflage
B. traveling in herds
C. going underground
D. hunting at night
C. going underground
500
Which wolf is BEST adapted to life in the Arctic?
A
B
C
D
A.