Habitat Review

A student and his family are taking a hike in the Georgia mountains. He reaches a waterfall and spots a bear. The student is curious to know where else bears could be found.

Which question and explanation would the student need to ask to figure out where bears live?

• Are bears found in areas where food can be easily accessible? If that is the case, then bears could live in the Piedmont region.

• Are bears found in areas where they need a lot of space? If that is the case, then they could only live in mountain areas.

• Do bears sleep during the winter? If that is the case, then bears could only live in mountain areas.

• Do bears need access to water? If that is the case, then bears could live in mountains and coastal plains.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A student was given the picture and asked to determine what habitat this organism is most likely to survive in.

Which of the following is the BEST question that the student can ask to determine the habitat of the animal in the picture?

• Does this organism have a long lifespan?

• What does this organism eat to survive?

• What does this organism like to do during the day?

• How many teeth does this organism have in its mouth?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A student wants to figure out if a whitetail deer lives in the Piedmont or the Marsh and Swamp habitats. Which question can the student ask to determine if a whitetail deer lives in the Piedmont or the Marsh and Swamp habitats and why?

• Does it survive in wet, hot conditions where there is a lot of standing water? Because the Piedmont has a lot of standing water and the marsh and Swamp do not.

• Does it survive in wet, hot conditions where there is a lot of standing water? Because the Marsh and Swamp have a lot of standing water and the Piedmont does not.

• Does it need water to survive? Because the Piedmont has water and the Marsh and Swamp do not.

• Does it need water to survive? Because the Marsh and Swamp have water and the Piedmont has no water.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which two questions will BEST help the student decide which habitat a hooded pitcher plant grows in?

• In what type of soil does it grow best?

• Does it need sunlight?

• Can it survive in hot humid conditions?

• What color is it?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Your class takes a field trip to the local park and you identify a pretty flower as shown.

Which of the following is the BEST question you can ask to determine why the flower you’ve seen grows so well in this habitat?

• Why is the flower so tall?

• Does the flower need sunlight to grow?

• How much water does the flower need to grow best?

• If I cut the flower and put it in a vase, how long would it live?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The mountain laurel plant only grows in the mountain habitat of Georgia. This plant grows on rocky slopes in forested areas. A student wants to know if this plant could survive in the marsh and swamp habitat.

Which question should the student ask and why?

• Does the marsh and swamp habitat have rocky soil? No, the mountain laurel could not survive since the marsh ground is very soft and does not contain the type of rocky soil that it needs to grow.

• Does the marsh and swamp habitat have rocky soil? Yes, even though the ground is soft, the mountain laurel would still get the water it needs to survive.

• Does the marsh and swamp habitat have hot temperatures? Yes, it can survive in the marsh and swamp habitat since it is a very hot and humid climate.

• Does the marsh and swamp habitat have a rainy climate? No, the mountain laurel could not survive since the marsh and swamp habitat never gets rain.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Pine trees can live in many habitats in Georgia, including the Piedmont habitat that has dense clay soil. Which of the following is the BEST question that scientists should ask to help them learn more about the other types of habitats that pine trees can live in?

• Do pine trees provide shelter to other organisms?

• What are other plants and trees that can live in clay soil?

• How much water and nutrients do pine trees need to live?

• Why do pine trees have needles on their branches and not leaves?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of the following TWO questions best prove understanding of how plant features help them survive?

• What color is the plant?

• Is the plant found on rocks?

• Is the plant really tall or is the plant really low to the ground?

• Does the plant have larger leaves to capture more sunlight because it is found in shaded areas?

• Does the plant have slippery walls to capture insects because it lives in soil with few nutrients?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

You are playing a game with your classmates about Georgia plants. In this game, you must ask questions about the features of the plant that help it survive.

Which of the following questions could be asked?

• What is the most commonly found plant in Georgia?

• What type of soil do the plants live in to survive?

• Does the plant grow over 10 feet tall?

• What is the color of the plant?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Knight Elementary is found in this region and so is the capital of Georgia. It is the most populated region. Wild turkey, deer, squirrels, and rabbits roam in this region on the rolling hills. Which habitat is being described?

• Coastal Plains

• Piedmont

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Swamp and Marsh