Living

Which of the sentences shows interaction between two living organisms?

• Fill bottom of the tank with soil, and small gravel for your turtle to nest in.

• Add a shallow dish of water for your turtle to dring from

• Include a heat lamp on one side and a rock for your turtle to sit on to warm itself.

• Include green leafy or juicy insects for your turtle to eat.

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In fall and winter many trees lose their leaves in response to cooler temperatures and ________.

• a decrease in average wind speed

• fewer hours of daylight

• an increase in humidity

• more direct sunlight

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Which fact best describes one way this Painted Redstart bird changes its environment to meet its needs?

• Builds nests on hillsides coverded with dense vegetation.

• Usually raises one group of young each year.

• Hunts for insects and spiders on plant leaves.

• Feeds on sugar water and peanut butter at feeders.

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All of the following are examples of living things interacting with each other EXCEPT —

• birds preying on insects living in the grass

• squirrels spreading the seeds of trees by burying them

• frogs sleeping in the mud at the bottom of the pond

• fish eating plants and other smaller fish

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Which of these is an example of one living thing depending on another living thing?

• Cat walking on the sand

• Bird building a nest in a tree

• Dog warming in the sunlight

• Squirrel drinking water

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What non living things do plants interact with for survival?

• insects, water, carbon dioxide

• insects, water, sunlight

• other plants, water, carbon dioxide

• water, sunlight, carbon dioxide

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Frogs in a pond interact with both living and nonliving elements in their ecosystem. Frogs interact with nonliving elements when they _________.

• eat swimming insects for energy

• lay their eggs in bodies of water

• become food for another animal

• hide beneath plants in the pond

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Which answer below is an example of a living organism relying on a non living component in its habitat?

• A. A frog eats a fly that acted as a decomposer.

• B. A worm buries itself in moist soil to stay away from the sun.

• C. A snake eats a frog that was swimming in a pond

• . D. A fish eats the plants on the bottom of the ocean floor.

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Which of the following is an example of an organism interacting with a non-living part of its environment?

• A. A plant bends toward the sunlight.

• B. A lobster eats seaweed.

• C. A squirrel lives in a hole in a tree.

• D. A human rides horseback

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Which of the following is an example of an organism interacting with a living part of its environment?

• A. A mud wasp makes its nest from mud and clay.

• B. A plant bends toward the sunlight

• . C. A whale swims to the surface of the ocean to breathe air.

• D. A squirrel lives in a hole in a tree.