Weeks 23 & 24 Science

Which animal is most likely to survive in its environment and why?

• Neither mouse will survive because the environment is not suitable for mice. 

• The tan mouse will survive because the sun is less attracted to its light colored fur, keeping the mouse cool. 

• Both mice will survive because there are no predators in their environment. 

• The brown mouse will survive because it can use camouflage to blend in with its environment in order to hide from predators. 

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An adaptive trait makes it easier for an animal to survive in its environment, while a nonadaptive trait makes it ______________. 

• harder

• does not affect the animal

• the same

• easier

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How are the words trait and survive related?

• There is no relation between these words.

• Traits do NOT help animals to survive.

• The word survive makes that an organism has traits. 

• Traits help animals to survive in their environment.

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How can people change an environment?

• People can not change an organism's environment.

• People are not responsible for the environment. 

• Nothing can change the environment. 

• People can fix or destroy organisms' homes in an environment.  

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How did lava change this environment in the image below?

• The lava did not change the environment. 

• The lava covered the grass and a hard black top was created. This changed which organisms will now live and/or be able to survive with this new earth. 

• The lava destroyed the grass and now nothing can survive here, ever. 

• The dried lava created a hard black top over the grass, but nothing will be effected by this change. 

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What caused this environment to change?

• flood

• fire

• tornado

• hurricane

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Do you think this fish could change its gills to lungs so that it can adapt to its new environment?

• No, because fish do not have variations in their traits.

• No, because having gills or lungs is not an adaptive trait

• Yes, because organisms can adapt their method of breathing.

• Yes, because fish do have variations in their traits. 

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Which mouse has a fur color that is an adaptive trait?

• mouse with brown fur

• mouse with tan fur

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Why are some organisms more likely to survive than other in an environment?

• Organisms with nonadaptive traits are more likely to survive because they can NOT change with their environment. 

• Organisms with adaptive traits are more likely to survive because they can adjust to more environmental changes. 

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Making it easier for an organism to survive in its environment is consider a(n) _______________ trait.

• adaptive

• variated

• nonadaptive

• special

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