Science: The Environment

1. A special home where an organism lives is called a/an ____

• habitat

• aquatic

• terrestrial

• tundra

Anything related to the earth

• aquatic

• surrounding

• habitat

• terrestrial

Which is one way the polar bear adapts to its environment?

• long eyelashes to keep out snow

• webbed feet for swimming

• small ears to reduce heat loss

• have big eyes for seeing its prey

Type of environment covered in a continuous cover of grass

• desert

• tundra

• grassland

• marine

Type of water that is slightly salty

• freshwater

• brackish

• mangroves

• lake

A barren environment with little or no vegetation

• rainforest

• desert

• wetland

• farmland

Which is NOT a part of the built environment?

• vehicles

• roads

• buildings

• water

All are a part of the natural environment EXCEPT

• roads

• water

• soil

• sunlight

The environment can BEST be defined as

• everything in your surrounding that affects you

• where you live

• your community

• a habitat where organisms live

An animal's way of conserving energy to survive harsh weather conditions

• mimicry

• hibernation

• camouflage

• quarantining