Plants, Animals, and Environment (Biomes)

Parts of the Amazon basin are warm and humid. The trees are so thick that little light reaches the ground. Parts of Arizona are very dry and hot. There are few plants that are able to survive. Which types of environments are these?

• Desert and mountain

• Mountain and rainforest

• Plain and mountain

• Rainforest and desert

Jacques sees many dragonflies in the marshy area near his home. He doesn’t usually see them in the dry area near his grandmother’s home. Which of these conditions can he conclude that dragonflies prefer?

• Cold and dry

• Wet and humid

• Wet and windy

• Humid and windy

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Tony is writing an email to his grandmother describing the environment around his lakeside home. Which is NOT part of the environment?

• Humidity

• Plant life

• Property size

• Temperature

What is a feature of all deserts?

• Very cold temperatures

• High humidity

• Very little precipitation

• High heat

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Both swamps and marshes are wetlands. Swamps have trees. Marshes do not have trees. Which of the following do swamps and marshes have in common?

• High humidity

• Low temperature

• Low precipitation

• High winds

Which of the following traits allows the plant in the image below to be BEST suited to live in tropical environments?

• It has colorful flowers

• It has thin stems

• It has very large leaves

• It has a prop root system

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The plant above lives in a tropical rainforest. If the environment of this area changed so that less rain fell, why would these plants have a hard time surviving?

• Its stems would not reach the sunlight

• Its roots would not be able to take in nutrients

• Its large leaves would lose too much water

• Its flowers would have trouble being pollinated

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A scientist is studying snakes in the tropical rainforest. She surveys a 1 square mile area. She collects the following data: What is the MOST likely explanation for the red snake population size?

• The red snakes are not well hidden so they are eaten by predators often

• The green snakes and the red snakes are in competition for the same food

• The black snakes prey upon the red snakes during certain times of the year

• The red snakes have been killed off by poisons they produce

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What is the BEST explanation for a decrease in a population of wolves in an area?

• The amount of space increases

• The amount of food decreases

• The amount of food increases

• The amount of competition decreases

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Birds have made a nest under a bridge near Sally’s house. When the temperature began to cool, the birds left to fly to warmer areas. What survival method are they using?

• Camouflage

• Dormancy

• Hibernation

• Migration