Environment

What happens to plants during a drought?

• They turn brown and die because they do not have enough water.
• They move to a place with more water.
• They are healthy because they make their own water.
• They are healthy because they don't need water.

Animals survive BEST in an ecosystem that provides

• Shelter and space
• Food and water
• Protection and air
• All of the above

What happens to plants during a drought?

• They turn brown and die because they do not have enough water.
• They move to a place with more water.
• They are healthy because they make their own water.
• They are healthy because they don't need water.

What happens to plants during a drought?

• They turn brown and die because they do not have enough water.
• They move to a place with more water.
• They are healthy because they make their own water.
• They are healthy because they don't need water.

Animals survive BEST in an ecosystem that provides

• Shelter and space
• Food and water
• Protection and air
• All of the above

A fire destroys all of the plants and trees in the forest. How might this affect the birds in the area?

• The birds will have more food to eat.
• The birds are not affected at all.
• The birds will have no place to build their nest.
• The birds will plant seeds and grow trees.

Skunks eat insects, bird eggs and fruit. Which animal group do the skunks belong to?

• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• Omnivore
• Producer

Which are the following are changes to an environment that might make an animal thrive?

• More predators (hunters) moving into an area where the animal lives.
• Slightly less rainfall in the spring and a drop in temperature
• A decrease (less) in the number of animals that compete (want) for the same food
• A decrease (less) in the population of the kinds of plants the animals eat

What is most likely the FIRST thing to result from removing all the insects from the food chain pictured here?

• The snake would run out of food.
• The plants would increase in number.
• The hawks would fly to a different area.
• The insects would swarm in trees.

In which habitat would a platypus most likely be found?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z