Environments

Some students set up an aquarium containing water, fish, and plants. Plants help support the survival of fish because they

• remove nutrients from the soil

• use the energy of sunlight

• absorb water from their surroundings

• add needed resources to the water

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Some plants grow best in damp environments. During a severe drought, these plants will most likely -

• perish

• move

• grow

• thrive

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When a hurricane comes ashore, it brings large amounts of salt water with it. How might this affect the organisms in fresh water environments?

• The plants in the fresh water will move to a new location.

• The number of organisms in the environment will increase.

• Animals in this environment will begin to grow much larger.

• Organisms that cannot survive in salty water will not survive.

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How might cutting down the trees in a forest environment affect the animals that live there?

• All of the animals in the forest will perish in a short period of time.

• Animals that cannot find what they need will move.

• The animals will move underground to find what they need.

• Most animals will eat different kinds of food in order to survive.

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The table shows the basic needs of a robin. Which environmental change would be harmful to the survival of a robin?

• Prairie dogs digging tunnels in the ground.

• Beavers building dams across streams.

• Humans clearing forests to build houses.

• Ants building large anthills in a schoolyard.

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What does perish mean?

• survive

• die

• outlast

• persevere

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What does thrive mean?

• grow

• die

• diminish

• not survive

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All of these might happen to the environment if it floods EXCEPT

• severe damage to plants

• animals die

• we are in a drought

• contaminated flood water

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What type of scientist studies organisms and their environments?

• astronomer

• ecologist

• botanist

• animal behavior

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ALL of these are some of the reasons an animal population can decrease EXCEPT-

• drought

• flood

• fire

• planting trees

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