Amplify Science Unit Environments and Survival Vocabulary

1) is a person who uses science knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem.

• inference

• organism

• survive

• engineer

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is a living thing, such as a plant or an animal.

• inference

• organism

• survive

• engineer

1) to stay alive.

• inference

• organism

• survive

• engineer

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something you figure out based upon observations and what you already know.

• inference

• organism

• survive

• engineer

Biomimicry Engineers get their ideas from…

• a) observing the traits of living organisms, like the shape of a fly’s wing

• b) observing car parts, like an engine

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a group of the same kind of organism living in the same area make up a…

• environment

• population

• inference

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1) All the living and nonliving things in an area make up an …

• a) environment

• b) inference

• c) organism

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What are some things most organisms need in its environment in order to survive?

• a) air, water, food, protection

• b) friends, rocks, food, trees

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A Red Eye Tree Frog needs a lot of water to keep their skin moist. What environment will meet that need?

• a) a desert where there is not that much rain

• b) the Alpine Tundra where there is some rain

• c) the Tropical Rainforest where there is a lot of rain.

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When it’s easy for organisms to meet their needs in their

environment, they are ….

a) less likely to survive.

b) more likely to survive

• a) less likely to survive.

• b) more likely to survive

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