Environmental explorations

Which specific adaptation is best for an environment with water?

• Webbed feet or fins
• Claws
• Wings
• Spiked tail

Which group of adaptations are best for a cold desert?

• Thick fur or feathers for insulation, ability to store water, and efficient heat retention mechanisms
• Thin fur or feathers for insulation
• Inefficient heat retention mechanisms
• Inability to store water

What organism is most likely found in a grassland environment?

• Polar bear
• Grasshopper
• Whale
• Penguin

What does a wolf have to help it survive in a cold environment?

• Thick fur and a dense undercoat
• Thin fur and no undercoat
• Feathers and scales
• Short fur and long hair

How does a food chain work?

• A food chain is a type of exercise routine for improving digestion
• A food chain is a system for organizing grocery store products
• A food chain is a type of restaurant that serves only one type of food
• A food chain shows the flow of energy and nutrients from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

What would happen if a new animal is introduced in a food chain?

• It would improve the balance of the ecosystem
• It would have no impact on the food chain
• It can disrupt the balance of the ecosystem and affect the population of other species.
• It would only affect the introduced animal

a _______ shows how each living thing gets food and how nutrients and energy are passed from organism to organism. 

• ecosystem
• food chain

What might happen if salmon become endangered?

• Bears might have a hard time getting the energy they need.

• Bears would have an easier time finding food.

• There would be more bears in the wild.

• There would be less insects in the wild.

Which organism would be affected first if all the mice were removed from this food chain?

• snake

• Sun

• eagle

• plant seesd

This food chain is from a desert. What would happen if the jack rabbits were removed?

• The plant population would decrease.

• The coyotes would thrive.

• The plant population would increase.

• The plant will give its energy to the coyote.