Grade 4 Science Unit 4 Living Things and Their Environments

The _________________________________ consists of all the living and nonliving things in an area.

• ecosystem

• environment

• habitat

A characteristic that helps a living thing survive is a(n) _________________________.

• niche

• environment

• adaptation

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Something an animal does to help it survive is a(n) ______________________.

• habitat

• behavioral adaptation

• instinct

The gradual change of organisms in an ecosystem is _______________________.

• succession

• ecology

• camouflage

Organisms that take food and space away from native species are considered ______________________.

• evasive

• mimicry

• welcomed

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Pollution is the

• contamination of air.

• contamination of soil.

• contamination of water.

• all of the above

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Protecting ecosystems and the organisms that live in them is called __________________________________.

• interruption

• conservation

• incubation

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A natural cause that can create long term environmental change by blowing dust and gases is a(n) ______________________.

• flood

• volcano

• earthquake

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An adaptation to a body part is considered a _____________________.

• instinct

• behavioral adaptation

• physical adaptation

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A behavior that and animal is born with is called a(n) _______________________.

• instinct

• adaptation

• extinction