What is NOT a basic need of plants?

• shelter

• sunlight

• water

• nuttients

Answer explanation

All plants need water, sunlight and nutrients from their soil. They do NOT need a shelter.

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In what way does the mouse depend on the corn the MOST?

• The mouse gets energy from eating the corn.

• The mouse likes to play with its friends in the cornfields.

• The mouse makes its home in the cornfield.

• The mouse can hide from the owl in the cornfield.

Answer explanation

Although the mouse can live and hide in a corn field, the way it depends on the corn the most is by eating it so it can have energy.

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How do snakes in a garden depend on mice?

• Mice are friends for snakes.

• Mice make shelters for snakes.

• Mice provide food for snakes.

• Mice go to the movies with snakes.

Answer explanation

Snakes are predators of mice, so mice are their food or prey.

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Many animals depend on plants to survive. Some animals rest under a tree's shade on hot, sunny days.

Which is another example of animals using plants/trees to help them survive?

• Frogs lay eggs in the water.

• Ants use soil and sand to build homes.

• Fish swim fast in the ocean.

• Spiders spin webs in trees.

Answer explanation

Spiders are the only example of an animal using plants to help them survive.

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Which of the following do both animals and plants need to survive?

• nests

• bugs

• water

• sunlight

Answer explanation

Animals and plants NEED water to survive. Only plants need sunlight and only animals need a shelter (nests).

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How do plants depend on bees?

• Bees spread seeds to new places.

• Bees eat bugs off of the plants.

• Bees pollinate the plants.

• Bees sing and dance on the plants.

Answer explanation

The pollen sticks to the legs of bees and transfers to another flower.

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Sun > grass > grasshoppers > mice > owls

Which organisms depend on mice for food in the food chain?

• Sun

• Owls

• Grasshoppers

• Grass

Answer explanation

Mice provide energy for the Owl, so in turn Owls DEPEND on mice for food.

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Both frogs and insects need food to live. There is only a small amount of food available in the park.

How can frogs AND insects live in the same environment and have enough food to survive?

• Frogs and insects take turns eating.

• Insects should be the only ones eating; frogs don't need to eat.

• Frogs and some insects eat different kinds of food.

• Only frogs need to eat; insect don't eat.

Answer explanation

Organisms depend on different food in their environments. That is what helps different types of animals survive in the same habitat.

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What is a basic need of animals?

• soil

• shoes

• sunlight

• oxygen

Answer explanation

All animals need water, air, food and shelter.

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Which organism depends on the energy from the sun to make its own food?

• grasshopper

• grass

• egale

• mouse

Answer explanation

All grass, seeds and plants need the sunlight to help make its own food. Then the food chain can continue.

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