Nature's Patchwork Quilt

In a habitat, interdependence refers to the --

• changes that occur to it over time

• ability of its plants and animals to adapt to conditions

• great variety of plants and animals it contains

• way its plants and animals rely on each other

What is a plant's or animal's niche within it's habitat?

• its life expectancy

• the special role it plays

• the methods it uses to survive

• its ability to change the habitat

Phytoplankton, part of one marine food chain, are ---

• tiny plants that live near the surface of the water

• little fish that eat krill

• bacteria that live inside fish to aid digestion

• creatures that glow with their own light

In a rain forest, deforestation occurs when ---

• many trees are cut down

• non-native trees are planted

• biodiversity increases too quickly

• zoning laws keep people out

What is true of domesticated plants and animals?

• Their ability to adapt has been decreased.

• Most of their inherited genes have been lost over time.

• They have been changed by people.

• Their life expectancy has been shortened.

When the last of a species dies it is ---

• extinct

• dead

• goes on a plan to help bring it back

• extravagant

What genre was this text?

• Informational

• Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Folktale

What is an informational text?

• it gives information with facts and details

• it is an opinion

• it is to make you laugh

When plants and animals depend on one another for survival it's called -

• interdependence

• biodiversity

• adaptation

• camouflage

The owl's ability to hide in the tree is called -

• interdependence

• biodiversity

• adaptation

• camouflage