Science Animals in Groups

An __________________________ is all the living and nonliving things in an area and the ways they interact.

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Habitat

• Environment

To __________________________ is to move to a different place to meet basic needs.

• Migrate

• Hibernate

• Stagnate

• Imitate

A __________________________ is the place where a plant or animal lives and gets everything it needs to survive.

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Niche

• Environment

A __________________________ is a group of many fish that swim close together.

• School

• Shoal

• Flock

• Herd

A __________________________ is a group of closely related animals that live and hunt together.

• Pack

• Herd

• Flock

• Swarm

__________________________ are animals that want to eat other animals.

• Predators

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Scavengers

An animal that is hunted as food by other animals is ____________________.

• Prey

• Predator

• Scavenger

• Herbivore

Which natural physical event might cause animals to move from their environment?

• Building a bridge

• Drought

• Average rainfall

• Normal Temperature

Miss Altamura wants to know which is true about the effect of fire on a forest ecosystem?

• Everything dies

• Animals will never return

• Plants will not regrow

• New growth occurs afterwards

Mrs. Loureiro is constructing a new building. How will it affect the ecosystem for animals living there?

• Nothing changes

• It takes away their home

• It decreases the space and food available

• It Increases the space and food available