Organisms and Environments Assessment

All the characteristics listed in the chart are useful for gathering food EXCEPT_______.

• colorful feathers

• narrow beak

• small body

• strong wings

Why is a tree an ideal shelter for a bird?

• The trunk is easy to climb.

• The leaves provide protection.

• The roots provide water.

• Birds are not afraid of heights.

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Which of the following statements is true about a food chain?

• A food chain shows how energy moves through an ecosystem.

• A food chain is the same as an ecosystem and is only about plants.

• A food chain is the same as a food web and is only about animals.

• A food chain consists only of predators, prey, and consumers.

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Salamanders hatch from eggs. Which correctly compares a salamander life cycle with a frog life cycle?

• Salamanders lay eggs but adult frogs birth to live young.

• When they hatch young salamanders and young frogs look different from their adult forms.

• Salamanders and frogs have long legs.

• Salamanders and frogs live in water their whole lives.

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At which stage in the life cycle of a plant are seeds produced?

• seedling

• sprouting seed

• young plant

• mature plant

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Which natural disaster causes short-term changes and damage to an ecosystem?

• climate

• hurricane

• frost

• low tide

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How does the arctic tundra environment su[port the lives of polar bears?

• The climate is extremely cold.

• There is lots of vegetation present.

• The Arctic receives a lot of sunlight.

• The insect population is very small.

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Which part of the life cycle in the diagram shows the adult stage of a ladybug?

• Stage Q

• Stage R

• Stage S

• Stage T

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The table shows characteristics of four types of animals.

These animals live in an ecosystem with which type of features?

• dry, rocky, mountains

• tall pine tree forests

• sand and cacti

• lakes and rivers

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The grasslands have experienced an extreme environmental change that has caused the herbivores to be negatively affected. Which environmental change is the most likely reason for this change?

• oil spill

• drought

• hunting

• building construction

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