Adaptations and Ecosystems Unit Assessment

SCI.3.4.1

What effect could the following change have on populations?

Change in the environment: There is a thunderstorm and part of a forest catches on fire.

• Some animals might die due to a loss of habitat, but the population will probably survive and will continue to live in the area.

• Over time, animal populations might stop migrating to warmer places.

• Over time, populations of plants might adapt different structures for their roots to survive in the wetter conditions.

• Over time, the consumers will start to eat different plants. Their teeth may adapt to the new food.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

SCI.3.4.1

What effect could the following change have on populations?

Change in the environment: There is a great increase in the amount of rain over 50 years.

• Some animals might die due to a loss of habitat, but the population will probably survive and will continue to live in the area.

• Over time, animal populations might stop migrating to warmer places.

• Over time, populations of plants might adapt different structures for their roots to survive in the wetter conditions.

• Over time, the consumers will start to eat different plants. Their teeth may adapt to the new food.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

SCI.3.4.1

What effect could the following change have on populations?

Change in the environment: A drought causes a plant population to die out.

• Some animals might die due to a loss of habitat, but the population will probably survive and will continue to live in the area.

• Over time, animal populations might stop migrating to warmer places.

• Over time, populations of plants might adapt different structures for their roots to survive in the wetter conditions.

• Over time, the consumers will start to eat different plants. Their teeth may adapt to the new food.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

SCI.3.4.1

What effect could the following change have on populations?

Change in the environment: The climate changes. The temperature increases greatly so that the winter months are not as cold.

• Some animals might die due to a loss of habitat, but the population will probably survive and will continue to live in the area.

• Over time, animal populations might stop migrating to warmer places.

• Over time, populations of plants might adapt different structures for their roots to survive in the wetter conditions.

• Over time, the consumers will start to eat different plants. Their teeth may adapt to the new food.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

SCI.3.4.2

Which of these is a behavioral adaptation? Select the best answer.

• A plant grows deep roots so that it can get water during times of drought.

• A fish is camouflaged so that predators cannot see it easily.

• A grizzly bear hibernates in the winter in order to save energy.

• A shark has a flexible body in order to move more quickly through the water.

SCI.3.4.2 

Which of these is a physical adaptation? Select the best answer.

• Butterflies migrate to warmer areas during the winter.

• A bird uses a special call to tell other birds where it is.

• Mosquitoes fly towards warm animals.

• Ducks have oil on their feathers to help them stay dry.

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NGSS.4-LS1-1

SCI.3.4.3

A scientist searching for fossils in a pit found one in the middle of a grassland ecosystem that looked like this.

What can the scientist conclude? Select the best answer.

•  The grassland ecosystem was once an aquatic ecosystem.

• An organism like this probably still lives in the area.

• The organism had adaptations to help it survive in the grassland ecosystem.

• The only other fossils in the area would be organisms that have adaptations for terrestrial ecosystems.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

SCI.3.5.1

Decide if the ecosystem is a Terrestrial or an Aquatic Ecosystem.

Stream

• Terrestrial Ecosystem

• Aquatic Ecosystem

SCI.3.5.1

Decide if the ecosystem is a Terrestrial or an Aquatic Ecosystem.

Desert

• Terrestrial Ecosystem

• Aquatic Ecosystem

SCI.3.5.1

Decide if the ecosystem is a Terrestrial or an Aquatic Ecosystem.

Forest

• Terrestrial Ecosystem

• Aquatic Ecosystem