Amplify Science Environments and Survival Vocabulary

Why might an organism be less likely to survive in an environment. Choose 3correct answers.

• It may not have enough food and water.

• There is enough food and water in the environment.

• It may have too much water.

• There may be too many predators.

• There may be no place to hide from predators.

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This plant needs water, sunlight, and good soil to grow well. Based on this picture what you can you infer? Choose 2 correct answers.

• The plant had plenty of water.

• The plant had too much water.

• The plant sat in the sun all day.

• The plant didn't get enough sunlight.

• The soil didn't have enough food for the plant.

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The beaver population in this area is growing like crazy! What can you assume about its environment? Choose 3 correct answers.

• There is enough food.

• There is no place to hide.

• There aren't too many predators.

• There is enough water.

• There is not enough food or water.

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To __________ is to stay alive.

• design

• engineer

• survive

• inference

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____________ is getting engineering ideas from organisms traits.

• explanation

• inference

• biomimicry

• desing

In our last unit, we learned about Wolf 44's hunting style. He hunted elk in packs of 4. Wolf 44 is

• prey

• a predator

• an engineer

• an adaptation

all the living and nonliving things in an area

• predator

• adaptive

• non-adaptive

• environment

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a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

• predator

• population

• organism

• evidence

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What is the term for the role an organism plays in its environment, including its habitat and interactions with other organisms?

• Niche

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Community

Which of the following is a nonliving component of an environment?

• Plant

• Animal

• Water

• Bacteria