Unit 1 - Environments Review

True or False: A environment consists of both living and non-living organisms.

• True

• False

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Which environmental change is present in the photo?

• A flood.

• A drought.

• Planting.

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All of the following are examples of adaptations, EXCEPT -

• Putting on a jacket because its cold outside.

• Changing colors to hide from a predator.

• Using a flashlight to help you see in the dark.

• Walking down the street.

Use the photo to help you answer the question.

• remove the nutrients from the soil

• use the energy of sunlight

• absorb water from other surroundings

• add needed resources to the water

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Some plants grow best in damp environments. During a severe drought, these plants will most likely -

• perish

• move

• grow

• thrive

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When a hurricane comes ashore, it brings large amounts of salt water with it. How might this affect the organisms in fresh water environments?

• The plants in the fresh water will move to a new location.

• The number of organisms in the environment will begin to grow much larger.

• Organism that cannot survive in salty water will not survive.

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How might cutting down tress in a forest environment affect the animals that live there?

• Animals cannot find what they need will move.

• All of the animals in the forest will perish in a short period of time.

• The animals will move underground to find what they need.

• Most animals will eat different kinds of food in order to survive.

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Which of the following can be harmful to the survival of a fish?

• A flood.

• Adding new fish to the population.

• A drought.

• Adding more food to the enclosure.

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Use the photo to answer.

• Prairie dogs digging tunnels in the ground.

• Beavers building dams across streams.

• Humans clearing forest to build houses.

• Ants building large anthills in a schoolyard.

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Which word means the opposite of thrive?

• Great!

• Perish.

• Surviving.

• Living.