Environments

Which animals would stay safe from predators

by blending in with their environment?

Check all that apply

• Giraffe

• Polar bear

• Zebra

• Owl

Penguins have long flippers, sharp beaks, and are black on top/white on the bottom. They live in the arctic and have seals as their predator. What are some adaptive traits that could help this penguin survive in this environment?

Check all that apply.

• They are white underneath, which makes it harder for them to be seen

• Sharp beak helps them catch fish

• Flippers help them swim

• They have a short stiff tail to balance

die

• live

• perish

• thrive

• community

Which change in an ecosystem will cause a decrease in the bird population?

• Planting plants that attract small insects

• Clearing away land to build a new store

• Cleaning up pollution like plastic bottles from a lake

• Planting trees for animals to have shelter

Which change to a wild bull's environment would cause it to perish?

• A drought during the summer

• Frogs that produce offspring

• Trees cut down by a builder

• Birds that eat tall grass

The mice in a particular ecosystem eat grasshoppers. Due to a decrease in plants, the grasshoppers leave the ecosystem. The mice in this ecosystem will--

• Become fat.

• Eat plants.

• Reproduce.

• Perish.

Racoons eat nuts, fruits, and bird eggs. They like to live in dens or holes. Which of the following habitats would the racoon have the best chance of survival?

• a large, deep lake

• a jungle tree

• a treeless beach

• a wooded forest

a community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment

• community

• ecosystem

• population

• flood

In this food chain, where does the rabbit get its energy?

• From being eaten by the fox.

• By eating other rabbits.

• By eating the carrot.

• Not sure!

too much water in an area

• drought

• flood

• ice

• perish