Living Things & Their Environments

Front 1

Organisms need ___ to live.
a. food & water b. air & space
c. shelter d. all of the above

Back 1

d. all of the above.

Front 2

Which activity best shows animals changing their environment?
a. a bird eating berries from a bush
b. beavers building a dam
c. a lion hunting for food
d. all of the above

Back 2

b. beavers building a dam

Front 3

An animal with thick fur and a layer of long hair on top is probably adapted to __.
a. hot environments
b. cold environments
c. living underwater
d. living in caves

Back 3

b. cold environments

Front 4

Mice are good at hiding. This is __.
a. an adapted behavior
b. an adapted structure
c. not an adaptation
d. all of the above

Back 4

a. an adapted behavior

Front 5

The __ of a redwood tree protects it from fire.
a. pine cone b. thick bark
c. habitat c. green needles

Back 5

b. thick bark

Front 6

A green plant makes its own food, so it is a __.
a. fruit b. flower
c. producer d. consumer

Back 6

c. producer

Front 7

Which of the organisms below begins a food chain?
a. a lion
b. a snake
c. a green plant
d. an owl

Back 7

c. a green plant

Front 8

Every living thing is __.
a. a link in a food chain.
b. an organism
c. a producer or a consumer
d. all of the above.

Back 8

d. all of the above

Front 9

Which of the following is NOT an organism?
a. a tree
b. a rock
c. an insect
d. a human

Back 9

b. a rock

Front 10

When people rent apartments they are __.
a. getting food from their habitat
b. leaving their habitat
c. getting shelter from their habitat
d. none of the above

Back 10

c. getting shelter from their habitat

Front 11

Gills are __ to allow fish to live in an underwater environment.
a. a lung
b. a habitat
c. an adaptation
d. a behavior

Back 11

c. an adaptation

Front 12

An organism that __ is called a consumer.
a. makes its own food
b. eats food
c. turns the sun's energy into sugar
d. none of the above

Back 12

b. eats food

Front 13

The way food passes from one organism to another is __.
a. a food chain
b. a habitat
c. an environment
d. the food pyramid

Back 13

a. a food chain

Front 14

All organisms have adaptations.
TRUE or FALSE

Back 14

TRUE

Front 15

Mountain goats have adaptations to make them strong swimmers.
TRUE or FALSE

Back 15

FALSE

Front 16

A beaver's teeth are a structure that helps it survive in its environment.
TRUE or FALSE

Back 16

TRUE

Front 17

Animals cannot adapt to living in cold environments.
TRUE or FALSE

Back 17

FALSE

Front 18

Blending into their surroundings does not help animals that hunt for their food.
TRUE or FALSE

Back 18

FALSE

Front 19

An organism that eats meat is a producer.
TRUE or FALSE

Back 19

FALSE

Front 20

An organism that eats food is a consumer.
TRUE or FALSE

Back 20

TRUE

Front 21

A green plant is a producer.
TRUE or FALSE

Back 21

TRUE

Front 22

All organisms are part of a food chain.
TRUE or FALSE

Back 22

TRUE

Front 23

Water animals are not part of the food chain.
TRUE or FALSE

Back 23

FALSE

Front 24

Animals get everything they need from their habitat.
TRUE or FALSE

Back 24

TRUE

Front 25

Populations can decrease (become smaller) when there is not enough food or water.
TRUE or FALSE

Back 25

TRUE

Front 26

A community includes both plants and animals.
TRUE or FALSE

Back 26

TRUE

Front 27

Define organism

Back 27

An organism is a living thing.

Front 28

Define habitat.

Back 28

A habitat is the place where an organism lives.

Front 29

Define environment.

Back 29

An environment is all the things that surround an organism.

Front 30

Define adaptation.

Back 30

An adaptation is a structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment.

Front 31

Define producer.

Back 31

A producer is an organism that makes its own food.

Front 32

Define consumer.

Back 32

A consumer is an organism that eats food.

Front 33

Define food chain.

Back 33

A food chain is the way food passes from one organism to another.

Front 34

Define predator.

Back 34

A predator is an organism that captures and eats other organisms.

Front 35

Define population.

Back 35

A population is organisms of the same kind that live in the same place at the same time.

Front 36

Define community.

Back 36

A community is all the plants, animals, and other organisms that live and interact in the same place.

Front 37

An __ is a living thing.

Back 37

organism

Front 38

A __ is the place where an organism lives.

Back 38

habitat

Front 39

An __ is all the things that surround an organism.

Back 39

environment

Front 40

An __ is a structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment.

Back 40

adaptation

Front 41

A __ is an organism that makes its own food.

Back 41

producer

Front 42

A __ is an organism that eats food.

Back 42

consumer

Front 43

A __ is the way food passes from one organism to another.

Back 43

food chain

Front 44

A __ is an organism that is captured and eaten by another organism.

Back 44

prey

Front 45

A __ is organisms of the same kind that live in the same place at the same time.

Back 45

population

Front 46

A __ is all the plants, animals, and other organisms that live and interact in the same place.

Back 46

community

Front 47

A __ is an organism that captures and eats other organisms.

Back 47

predator

Front 48

Beavers build dams in order to __.
a. destroy their environment
b. catch fish
c. protect the beavers from their enemies
d. none of the above

Back 48

c. protect the beavers from their enemies

Front 49

Define prey.

Back 49

Prey is an organism that is captured and eaten by another organism.