Read the questions carefully. Circle the letter to the best answer.

1. Camouflage is an adaptation that allows an animal to:
  A) run faster
  B) blend in with it’s surroundings
  C) act fierce

2. Big ears on a rabbit is an adaptation that allows the rabbit to:
  A) scare away enemies
  B) blend in with it’s surroundings
  C) hear better

3. Organisms that make their own food are:
  A) plants
  B) animals
  C) bacteria

4. Enough food, water, and sun will make plants:
  A) grow larger
  B) stay the same
  C) die out

5. Different organisms living in the same place are a:
  A) population
  B) community
  C) habitat

6. Plants and animals get food, water, shelter, and space to live from their:
  A) habitat
  B) population
  C) community
 
 

7. Organisms that do NOT  make their own food are:
  A) plants
  B) consumers
  C) producers

8. A group of the same plant or animal living in one place make a:
  A) community
  B) habitat
  C) population

9. People sometimes harm a plant or animal’s habitat when they:
  A) leave the animals alone
  B) pollute
  C) make new habitats

10. What happens when one animal in a food chain dies out?
  A) all the animals in the food web are affected
  B) nothing
  C) only that one food chain is affected
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SHORT ESSAY:

Answer each question using complete sentences.

1. Explain the difference between producers and consumers. Give an example of each.
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2. Explain the difference between an animal that is a predator and an animal that is a prey animal. Give an example of each.
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Extra credit:
List up to five  things that you learned in science that were not mentioned on this test.  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Write the name of the animal in the proper order to make up a correct example of a food chain.
 

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