Changing Environments

If humans cleared a forest to build homes, we would expect _____________.

• fewer tree-dwelling animals

• increased insect populations

• more development of soil

• more frequent thunderstorms

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organisms that entered a new ecosystem and multiplied, hurting native species and their habitats

• overpopulation

• inpact

• restore (restoration)

• Invasive species

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An environment can be changed by _____, which washes away soil and plants.

• a flood

• a drought

• a tornado

• a wildfire

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When plants and animals cannot adapt to their environment, their population _____.

• dies off

• survives

• grows bigger

• stays the same

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What kind of environment change is this?

b

Short term

Long term

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Ocean, floodplain, rainforest and beach are all examples of...?

• Formations

• Environments

• Layers

• Sediment

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A forest's trees are being cut down. How are the organisms that live there being harmed?

• the organism population increases

• the organism habitat will increase

• the organism population will remain the same

• the organism habitat will decrease

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Alligators live in wetlands where there is lots of water. What would happen if the wetlands were drained to build houses?

• The alligators would move somewhere else.

• The alligators would adapt to a life without water.

• There would be no more alligators in the world.

• The alligators would need to find more food to eat.

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What might happen to an animal if there was no rain in their habitat?

• It would be fine.

• It would have to move or it would die. 

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Our _______ is the surroundings in which we live.

• habitat

• place

• earth

• environment

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