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3rd grade-Quarter 1 Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A body part or behavior that helps a living thing survive.

a)

habitat

b)

niche

c)

ecosystem

d)

adaptation

2.

An organism that is fully developed is called.....

a)

egg

b)

adult

c)

pupa

d)

larvae

3.

This is a word that means having to do with the Earth or the ground.

a)

terrestrial

b)

aquatic

4.

This is a word that has to do with water!!

a)

aquatic

b)

terrestrial

5.

What is it called when a creature uses color, shape, or a pattern to blend in with it environment?

a)

migration

b)

hibernation

c)

dormancy

d)

camouflage

6.

Click on all the BEHAVIORAL adaptations.

a)

migration

b)

sharp beak

c)

webbed feet

d)

hibernation

e)

large ears

7.

An area of land that gets at least 100 inches of rain every year is called a

a)

rain forest

b)

desert

c)

tundra

d)

mountain

8.

An animal that eats other animals(meat) is called a.................

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

producer

d)

omnivore

9.

An animal that eats only plants is called a

a)

herbivore

b)

producer

c)

carnivore

d)

omnivore

10.

An animal that eats both plants and animals is called a

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

producer

11.

An organism that makes its own food is called a

a)

consumer

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

producer

12.

What is the correct order from beginning to end of a ladybug life cycle?

a)

egg, pupa, larvae, adult

b)

adult, pupa, larvae, egg

c)

egg, larvae, pupa, adult

d)

egg, adult, pupa, larvae

13.

An animal that survives by eating other animals is called a

a)

prey

b)

predator

14.

All of the living and nonliving things working together in an environment is called a

a)

community

b)

ecosystem

c)

organism

d)

population

15.

The seasonal movement of animals from one place to another is called

a)

hibernation

b)

camouflage

c)

dormancy

d)

migration

16.

A deep, sleeplike state in which an animal's body slows down is called.....

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

camouflage

d)

mimicry

17.

A behavior an animal inherits from its parents is called a

a)

niche

b)

habitat

c)

instinct

d)

organism

18.

The environment where an organism lives is called a

a)

niche

b)

dormancy

c)

adaptation

d)

habitat

19.

An organism that gets energy by eating dead animals and plants is called a

a)

producer

b)

carnivore

c)

consumer

d)

decomposer

20.

When insects go through changes in their life cycle it is called

a)

photosynthesis

b)

metamorphosis

c)

dormancy

d)

camouflage

21.

A saltwater ecosystem with a huge number of organisms is called a ......

a)

lake

b)

pond

c)

river

d)

ocean

22.

What is the order of these from simplest to most complex?

a)

organism, population, community, ecosystem

b)

ecosystem, community, population, organism

c)

organism, community, population, ecosystem

d)

community, organism, population, ecosystem

23.

Animals that are being hunted and eaten by other animals are called............

a)

predators

b)

prey

24.

Click on all the living things.

a)

plants

b)

bacteria

c)

rocks

d)

dead tree

e)

animals

25.

Click on all the nonliving things.

a)

water

b)

grass

c)

chemicals

d)

animals

e)

wind