5th Grade SC.5.L.15.1 Qz 3 Plant/Animal Survival, Adaptations

Plants and animals that live in the tropical rainforest need to be able to live with

• wet soil

• low rainfall

• drought conditions

• very cold temeratures

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Pollution is an environmental change caused by

• animals

• humans

• natural events

• plants

If a living organism is not able to adapt to its new environment - what might it do?

• reproduce rapidly - thrive

• move to a new location

• change it's body to match the environement

• survive - just get by

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Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans in 2005 causing widespread flooding and wind damage. Which of these is the reason for this environmental change?

• natural disaster

• invasive organism

• too much human construction - habitat destruction

• predatory organisms

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A wildfire in a forest is a

• habitat destruction by humans

• natural disaster

• invasive organism

• migrant tree problem

Even though there are still a lot of Burmese Pythons (an invasive species) in the Everglades - by capturing and removing them we are...

• making it harder for native organisms to survive

• helping native organisms thrive

• increasing resources for the native organisms

• leading to an over population of native organisms

As Florida continues to grow we are constantly using and developing land. Some of the land being used are our wetlands. Which of these describes the main reason for the loss of our wetlands?

• extinctions

• human activity

• destruction by hurricanes

• rising sea level

When animals become extinct

• the population of remaining animals is small

• they come back after a period of 10 years

• they are thriving and reproducing

• they no longer exist and are gone forever

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A Porcupine has sharp quills.  Why would a porcupine need this adaptation?

• to protect itself
• to keep warm
• to kill its prey
• to cover its skin

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The raccoon has hands and feet.  Why would the raccoon need this adaptation?

• to fight
• to help them find and pick up food
• to hang from trees
• to dig a tunnel