Environments for Living Things

What is an adaptation?

• a change that animals cause to their environment

• how plants and animals depend on their environment

• something that helps a living thing survive in its environment

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Which is an adaptation to a dry and sandy environment?

• the long eye lashes of a camel

• the sharp spines of a sea urchin

• the broad leaves of a rain forest plant

Which is an example of an adaptation?

• a cactus's thorns

• a flower's pollen

• a tree's fruit

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What is pollen?

• food that plants store in their stems

• a nutrient that plants take in from soil

• a powder that flowers need to make seeds

What is an environment?

• all the living things and nonliving things in a place

• a path that shows how energy moves from plants to animals

• a safe place to live

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Look at the picture. What can a butterfly carry away from flowers to help them make more flowers?

• oxygen

• pollen

• water

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Different moths live on trees with white bark. Birds like to eat the moths. which moth has an adaptation that could help it survive?

• a black moth

• a brown moth

• a white moth

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How are these foxes using the plants?

• as food

• to get water

• as a hiding place

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A squirrel is using twigs and leaves to make a nest. What is the squirrel doing?

• eating plants as food

• using plants to build shelter

• helping plants make more plant

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Some plants can grow underwater in lakes and ponds. Some plants can grow in very dry environments, such as deserts. what can you infer about plants?

• All plants need lots of water

• most plants can survive with very little water

• different plants have different water needs

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