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Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
An organism is any
  1. nonliving thing.
  2. individual living thing.
  3. animal that eats fruit and meat.
  4. none of the above
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
Everything that surrounds and affects a living thing is called its
  1. home.
  2. community.
  3. ecosystem.
  4. environment.
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
The number of a group of the same kind of living things that live in the same place is called a(n)
  1. habitat.
  2. population.
  3. ecosystem.
  4. community.
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
Some animals need to build or find                 to protect them.
  1. rocks
  2. trees
  3. shelter
  4. air
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
A place where living and nonliving things interact, such as forests and deserts is called a(n)
  1. ecosystem.
  2. population.
  3. community.
  4. habitat.
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
A habitat gives a living thing everything necessary to survive.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
An ecosystem is made up of all the living and nonliving things that interact in one place.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
If a fire burned part of a forest ecosystem, what would probably happen?
  1. All the animals would die.
  2. All the plants and seeds would be destroyed forever.
  3. A flood would bring new rich soil.
  4. The animals would move to a nearby part of the ecosystem.
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
Each ecosystem has places for plants and animals to live. Animals homes are called
  1. environments.
  2. habitats.
  3. houses.
  4. deserts.
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
Which statement is a good description of the HABITAT of an alligator?
  1. Alligators live in the desert.
  2. Alligators live on the bottom of a pond and come on land when it is sunny and warm.
  3. Alligators eat fish, birds, and other small animals.
  4. Alligators have scales on their skin for protection.
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
A habitat includes both living and nonliving things.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
Living and nonliving things that interact in an environment make up a(n)
  1. habitat.
  2. ecosystem.
  3. food chain.
  4. food web.
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
All of the populations that live in an ecosystem are called a(n)
  1. organism.
  2. population.
  3. community.
  4. habitat.
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
The living and nonliving things that interact in an environment is called a(n)
  1. decomposer.
  2. habitat.
  3. ecosystem.
  4. shelter.
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
A(n)                 is all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism.
  1. organism
  2. cell
  3. reproduce
  4. environment
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
A(n)                 is all the populations in an ecosystem.
  1. community
  2. population
  3. habitat
  4. organism
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
A                 is all the members of one kind of organism in an ecosystem.
  1. community
  2. species
  3. population
  4. forest
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
Everything that surrounds a living thing makes up its environment.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
What provides a population with all its needs, such as a tree does for squirrels and bugs?
  1. environment
  2. population
  3. community
  4. habitat
Grade 3 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
Sea lions on the same crowded rock are competing for
  1. space.
  2. energy.
  3. water.
  4. food.
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