Giddens 5/12/25 3.12C

Open Ended

Why is it important to understand how natural changes, such as wind and drought, affect our environment?

Open Ended

How can natural changes such as floods and droughts cause some organisms to thrive while others perish or move to new locations?

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A long period without rain is called a

.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the term 'thrive' as used in the context of ecosystems?

• To grow and develop well

• To die due to harsh conditions

• To move to a new location

• To compete for food

Open Ended

What are natural changes to the environment, and how do they impact organisms living there?

Multiple Choice

What do we call events like droughts and floods?

• Natural changes

• Human activities

• Artificial events

• Seasonal cycles

Multiple Select

Which of the following are possible effects of a decrease in the grass population in a grassland food chain?

• Decrease in caterpillar population

• Increase in lizard population

• Decrease in owl population

• Increase in mushroom population

Multiple Choice

Which organism is the primary consumer in the wetland food chain?

• Mallard Duck

• Algae

• Fox

• Bacteria

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are true about the effects of population changes in the forest food chain?

• Fewer pine cones can support fewer squirrels, so the squirrel population would decrease.

• Competition with owls for food would cause the hawk population to increase.

• The squirrel population would decrease because there would be fewer pine cones for them to eat.

• Over time, the pine tree population would increase because more seeds would sprout and grow into trees.

Multiple Choice

In the desert food chain, what would happen to the snake population if the kangaroo rat population increased?

• The snake population would increase.

• The snake population would decrease.

• The hawk population would increase.

• The cactus population would decrease.

Open Ended

Compare how the apex consumer in the tundra food chain and the apex consumer in the forest food chain are affected by changes in the primary consumer population.

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A

is a long period with little to no rainfall.

Multiple Choice

Which natural change to the environment is described as a big, uncontrolled fire in a place with lots of plants?

• Wildfire

• Flood

• Drought

• Earthquake

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how animals respond to fire in their environment?

• They always perish in the fire.

• They move to a new location to find clean air and water.

• They become plants.

• They stop eating.

Open Ended

Describe how a flood changes the environment AND explain the difference between plant and animal responses to a flood.

Multiple Choice

Which term describes a long period with little to no rainfall?

• Flood

• Drought

• Perish

• Survive

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Flood is defined as an overflow of water onto

land.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words means 'to become destroyed or ruined; cease to exist, die'?

• Survive

• Flood

• Perish

• Drought

Multiple Select

Which of the following are correct definitions for the word 'survive'?

• To continue to live

• To become destroyed

• To cease to exist

• To adapt to changes

Multiple Choice

What does the word 'thrive' mean in the context of plants?

• To grow vigorously and flourish

• To wilt and die

• To remain unchanged

• To move to a new place

Open Ended

How might a plant respond to a drought? Explain your thinking using one of the following options: move, perish, survive, thrive.

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Natural changes in the environment can cause some organisms to

while others perish or move.

Open Ended

Describe how natural changes to the environment can cause some organisms to thrive and others to perish or move to new locations.

Multiple Choice

Wind coming from the south would be ______ because it is coming from the ______. Which words correctly complete the sentence?

• warm, Arctic

• warm, equator

• cold, equator

• cold, Arctic

Open Ended

What is one natural change you observed or learned about today, and how might it affect the environment or people living in that area?