Organisms and Environments Vocabulary

What are the basic needs of an organism?

• Food, Air, Clothing, Water

• Air, Food, Water, Shelter

• Food, Air, Clothing, Animals

• Food, Plants, Air, Shelter

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Turtles, Herons, Lilly pads, and Catfish would all be found in which ecosystem?

• Pond

• Ocean

• Forest

• Grassland

Populations of frogs, Koi fish, water lilies, Heron, and turtles can be found living in or near a pond ecosystem. Together, these populations make up _________ .

• An envirnonment

• A habitat

• A community

• A species

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Which of the following is NOT a basic need of plants?

• Sunlight

• Shelter

• Water

• Soil

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Which of the following is considered a non living part of a habitat?

• Cactus

• Snake

• Water

• Rabbit

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Why aren't penguins found living in desserts and cacti found living in the arctic tundra?

• To survive, organisms must live in ecosystems where their basic needs can be met.

• It is impossible for organisms to travel from one ecosystem to another ecosystem on the Earth.

• People decide where organisms live on the Earth.

• These animals were trapped in certain areas during migration.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Grizzly Bears that live in the same forest at the same time form a(n) ___________.

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Habitat

A flood destroys almost all of the animals' homes in a nearby forest, forcing many animals to live in a smaller area or to move somewhere else entirely. Since the flood, which basic need is probably NOT being met by the forest habitat?

• The need for air.

• The need to reproduce.

• The need for water.

• The need for shelter.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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All of the following can cause changes to an organism's environment. Which change is NOT a natural cause?

• Lightning Strike

• Tornado

• Cutting Down Trees

• Flood

Which of the following human activities is NOT harmful for the organisms living in an environment?

• Clearing the forest to build houses.

• Planting trees where old trees were cut down.

• Releasing chemicals into the air.

• Building highways through a forest.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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