Ecosystems and Adaptations

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What is the name for any trait that helps a living thing survive? Options: action, adaptation, germination, conservation

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adaptation

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Hibernation

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a deep, sleeplike state in which normal body activities slow

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A hedgehog is a small mammal with many spines. What is the most likely reason a hedgehog uses its spines? Options: to attack its enemies, to eat its food, to scare predators away, to find a new home

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to scare predators away

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What is the name for the behavior where animals travel a long distance at the same time each year?

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migration

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A lizard sits in the sunshine to get warm. Which kind of adaptation does the lizard use to get warm?

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a behavioral adaptation

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Habitat

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the space where a plant or animal lives

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Which of the following describes a producer?

• an animal that eats only plants
• a living thing that makes its own food
• how a plant makes food
• a living thing that eats other living things

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a living thing that makes its own food

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What living things might be found in a pond ecosystem?

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lily pads, ducks, fish

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Which living thing best completes the partial food chain: ? --> grasshopper --> field mouse? Options: bird, grass, eagle, the sun.

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grass

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This picture shows a food chain that could be found in a prairie. grass --> grasshopper --> mouse --> owl Which animal in this food chain is an herbivore?

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grasshopper