Environments

An ________________ is the space and all the living and nonliving things around an organism

• environment

• change

• survive

• interaction

Actions by one thing that have an effect on a different or separate thing is called an _______

• environment

• change

• survive

• interaction

Something valuable that we can use are _______

• resources

• interaction

• survive

• change

To continue living and remain in existence is to _________

• environment

• change

• survive

• interaction

To make or become different is to __________

• environment 

• change

• survive

• interaction

Animals living in a pond would have less space to live and grow if the pond were located in an area that had what conditions?

• No freezing temperatures all winter

• A new kind of fish-eating bird that moved in

• Much less rain than usual for many months

• A decreased temperature for several days

Select two examples of how the fire affect the animals that live in the forest. Select two answers

• Animals that use trees to make their homes have been mostly lost

• After the fire, grass is now available as their main source of food.

• There is no room for animals to move very quickly.

• Animals can feed on insects that live in shrubs.

There is a beach that is home to many animals. Strong ocean waves have been taking away the sand, causing the beach to get smaller. What could people do to help keep the beach from getting smaller?

• Bring in new animals that are able to live on smaller beaches

• Build structures that decrease the size and strength of the waves

• Stop people from throwing trash into the water near the beach

• Capture the animals and taken them to a larger beach

The warmer water can harm some of the plants and animals that live in the lake. How could the factory make a change so that less harm is done to the plants and animals?

• They could let the water cool down before returning it to the lake

• They could build factories closer to the lake that provides the water

• They could put plants in the lake that live in very warm water.

• After using the water, they could send it to another lake far away.

Cranes are birds. They build platform nests in the shallow waters of estuaries. Estuaries are places where fresh water and salt water mix at the coast. Cranes eat crabs. Cranes might move away from this area if which change happens

• The number of crabs in the area increases.

• There is a drought in the area, resulting in the decline in the number of crabs.

• The number of insects in the area increases

• The area is cloudy one day and sunny the next.