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

• environment

• inference

• 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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In a habitat where food resources are becoming scarce due to environmental changes, how might animals in this environment adapt to the increased competition for food?

• By developing faster speeds to catch prey or reach food sources quickly.

• By decreasing their metabolic rates to require less food.

• By growing larger to intimidate competitors.

• By forming symbiotic relationships with other species to share resources.

Answer explanation

By developing faster speeds to catch prey or reach food sources quickly.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

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

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What is a Scientific Explanation?

• a) It answers a question about how or why something happens.

• b) It describes things that are not easy to observe.

• c) It is based upon ideas you have learned from investigations and text.

• d) All the above

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What do the bar graphs show us about the number of snails with yellow shells this year versus 10 years ago?

• The number of snails with yellow shells has gotten smaller over the last 10 years.

• The number of snails with yellow shells has gotten larger over the last 10 years.

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A ___________ is an animal that hunts and eats other animals.

• prey

• structure

• variation

• predator

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Making it easier for an organism to meet its needs in an environment is

• criteria

• adaptive

• design

• engineer

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