Changes in the Environment Quiz

What does "perish" mean?

• to thrive

• to survive

• to die

• to live

Changes in the environment can be both positive and negative

• true

• false

• sometimes

• never

What does survive mean?

• to live successfully with al the resources an organism needs

• to perish

• to live, but not successfully

• none of the above

What does "thrive" mean?

• to perish

• to live successfully with all the resources an organism needs

• to barely live

• none of the above

What is an organism?

• something that has perished

• something that is extinct

• any living thing

• an animal only

What does "adapt" mean?

• to change in order to live

• to perish

• to go extinct

• none of the above

A forest fire destroys all the trees in an area. A population of squirrels have nowhere to live. Are the squirrels surviving or thriving?

• thriving

• both

• surviving

• extinct

A hurricane hits the state of Louisiana. What could cause change to the environment?

• the fires will burn down all the trees

• the drought will make the water disappear

• the flood waters will destroy the habitats

• none of the above

When an environment goes without water for a long period of time, it is called a ___________.

• flood

• drought

• both

• none of the above

When an environment receives too much water, it is called a ______.

• drought

• both

• none of the above

• flood