Big Changes in the Big Forest

To build a home, termites do NOT use the chewed remnants of ___

• wood

• leaves

• nuts

• grass

Which organisms change their environment?

• only beavers

• only animals

• only plants

• all living things

Which of these is NOT a use for a side chamber in a prairie dog burrow?

• food storage

• sleeping

• water storage

• a bathroom

Standing over 3 meters tall, what is the structure shown in this image?

• an ant hill

• a termite mound

• a beehive

• a hornet nest

Just like all living things on Earth, humans are a part of ___

• the natural world

• the artificial world

• the technological realm

• the cosmic universe

By building a dam, beavers can turn a field or forest into ___

• a wetland

• a desert

• a mountain

• a grassland

All living things ___ their environment

• change

• ignore

• destroy

• avoid

How deep down is a prairie dog burrow?

• 0.5 to 1 meter

• 1 to 3 meters

• 3 to 5 meters

• 5 to 7 meters

Beavers can totally alter their environment, creating an entirely different ___

• ecosystem

• habitat

• biome

• environment

Gray squirrels often lose track of ___

• buried nuts

• acorns

• seeds

• berries