Chapter 5 Environments and Habitats--Ecosystems

The tundra is an ecosystem that is covered by snow and ice for most of the year.  When the snow melts there is a very short season for plants to grow.  

The plants that grow best on the tundra are ____________________________________ and grasses.

• small wildflowers

• tropical plants

• pine trees

• seaweed

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Animals that survive in the tundra need thick fur and fur that would provide

_____________________________ in the snow .

• blubber

• camouflage

• shelter

• food

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What do animals that graze on flat lands belong in a grassland need?

• blubber

• thick fur

• a lot of land to get enough food

• feathers

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Explain why few living things survive on the ocean floor. ________________________________

• It is too dry.

• It is too dark and cold.

• It is too wet.

• It is too messy.

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Animals living in a ___________________________ are active at night and can survive with very little water.

• grassland

• wetland

• rainforest

• desert

Some insects have legs that are adapted to move on water.  This type of insect would most likely be found in a _________________ ecosystem.

• desert

• wetland

• tundra

• coral reef

Plants needing a moist, shady ecosystem would grow best in a ____________________________.

• tundra

• desert

• coral reef

• forest

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Fish and other animals that live in water have special adaptation to help them survive in fresh or salt water.  What would happen to these animals if they were placed in the wrong type of water? _______________________________________________

• They would be fine.

• They would swim sideways.

• They would not be able to survive.

• They would learn to adapt.

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 All ecosystems have ___________________________ amounts or kinds of soil, water, air, sunlight and living things.

• different

• the same

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A _______________ makes its own food by getting energy from the sun.

• decomposer

• consumer

• herbivore

• producer

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