Environments and Living Things Review

Which of the following is an example of an organism?

• a river
• a chair
• air
• a sunflower

An organism's environment is...

• the weather conditions around it
• the food it eats
• all of the living and nonliving things around it
• everything the organism can see

What are animals of the same kind that live in a group to meet their needs called?

• friendly animals
• social animals
• large animals
• loud animals

Which is true about animals that live in groups?

• All animals in a group have the same job.
• All animals take care of themselves.
• The only reason they live in groups is to protect young.
• Different animals in the group do different jobs.

How do female lions in a pride respond to lion cubs that are not their own offspring?

• The leave them alone
• They attack them
• They hide their food so it won't be taken.
• They help take care of them.

What is the term for a group of living things of the same kind?

• a species
• a predator
• an environment
• a population

What natural resource cannot be replaced in nature?

• metals
• trees
• water
• air

Which is an example of a slow change in an environment?

• An earthquake makes a shift in the ground.
• A landslide shakes soil and rock loose.
• A wildfire kills many trees.
• A river carries away rock.

What is a behavior?

• all organisms in a species
• where organisms live
• a group of organisms that live together
• an action an organism does

When humans cut down trees in the rainforest, the amount of light that reaches the rainforest floor increases.  How could this affect the rainforest?

• Some plants will die with more sunlight.
• All of the animals in the rainforest could die.
• Humans couldn't visit there.
• Plants that need a lot of light to grow will die.