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Organisms & Environments

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What word means "an animal being hunted by another animal?"
a)
animals
b)
prey
c)
producer
d)
predator
2.
What word means "when animals move from one region into another?"
a)
hibernation
b)
prey
c)
migration
d)
interdependence
3.
What word means "an animal that hunts other animals for food?"
a)
predator
b)
prey
c)
consumer
d)
pet
4.
What word means "the natural environment of an animal or plant?"
a)
home
b)
zoo
c)
cage
d)
habitat
5.
What word means "the sequence of changes that a living thing goes through as it grows and develops?"
a)
life cycle
b)
food chain
c)
migration
d)
habitat
6.
What word means "a model that shows how different organisms eat each other, starting out with a plant and ending with an animal?"
a)
life cycle
b)
food chain
c)
migration
d)
habitat
7.
What is it called when animals sleep through the winter to save energy?
a)
interdependence
b)
napping
c)
hibernation
d)
migration
8.
What is it called when two or more organisms rely on each other for survival?
a)
interdependence
b)
napping
c)
hibernation
d)
migration
9.
Which is NOT something ALL living thing needs to survive?
a)
food
b)
water
c)
air
d)
clothing
10.
During the larva stage of its life cycle, an insect spends most of its time ________________?
a)
reproducing
b)
flying around
c)
eating plants
d)
changing forms
11.
Birds need to move around to find food to eat, water to drink and places to hide. Which part of their body helps most birds move around?
a)
beak
b)
claws
c)
teeth
d)
wings
12.
Which adaptation is most helpful to an animal that catches other animals for food?
a)
think layer of fur
b)
sharp teeth and claws
c)
long, bushy tail
d)
tiny eyes and ears
13.
How do leaves provide energy to the plant?   
a)
attracting water
b)
creating shade
c)
holding soil
d)
absorbing sunlight
14.
The diagram shows a food chain on a prairie.  Energy from the field mouse goes directly to the _______________.
a)
eagle
b)
snake
c)
plant seeds
d)
Sun
15.
Geese and many other birds migrate to different climates when _____________.
a)
the wind blows harder
b)
temperature gets cooler
c)
the flowers begin to bloom
d)
rain clouds fill the sky
16.
Which of the following natural events would promote the growth of new plants?
a)
snow falling on the ground
b)
long periods of darkness
c)
rain and warm temperatures
d)
a very strong earthquake