Vocabulary Quiz: Vampires of the Sea

Imagine you are on a safari in Africa and you see a giraffe stretching its long neck to reach leaves from high tree branches. You notice its spots help it blend into the surroundings, making it difficult for predators to spot. This observation leads you to conclude that giraffes have ____ over time.

• spawned

• decimated

• adapted

• teemed

If rabbits gobble up nearly all the vegetables in your garden, the rabbits have _____ your garden.

The recent wildfires that spread through Maui, Hawaii, were ____, in that they killed many and caused mass destruction all over the island.

• catastrophic

• native

• adapted

• tributaries

A pond's (a)   includes the plants, animals bacteria, and water in the pond- as well as the soil at the bottom of the pond and the sunlight and the rainfall the pond recieves.

• catastrophe
• ecosystem
• spawn
• adaptation

Horses are ___ to Europe. Goldfish are ___ to China. They python isn't ___ to the U.S.; it was brought here from Asia.

• invasive

• native

• adapted

• teemed

The ___ of one female salmon can have up to 1,700 eggs.

• ecosystem

• spawn

• tributary

• catastrophic

Potatoes are originally from the Andes Mountains in South America. They were brought to Europe in the mid-1500s. From there, they spread to nearly everywhere else in the world. Are potatoes NATIVE to Canada?

• Yes

• No

There is a mountain goat called an ibex. The ibex has special hooves that allow it to easily climb cliffs. The ibex lick the salt and moss on the rocks. Which of the following helped the ibex ADAPT to its environment?

• the moss

• their hooves

• the salt

• the rocks

Bug Attack! is a new movie about giant insects from space trying to take over Earth. Can a small band of unlikely heroes stop them before it's too late?! The insect is ____ in the city.

• adapting

• decimating

• spawning

• teeming

After learning about how litter was impacting the ecosystem, these volunteers organized a beach clean-up day. What is one way the litter might impact the ecosystem?

• It makes the beach stink.

• Plastic trash causes environmental damage in the sea.

• It costs a lot of money to clean up.

• Fewer people visit the beach.