Environments for

Living Things

2nd Grade ScienceHassler

Elementary

What is an adaptation?

A.something that helps a living thing

survive in its environment

B. a change that animals cause to their environment

C. how plants and animals depend on their environment

Which is an adaptation to a dry and sandy environment?

A.the sharp spines of a sea urchin

B. the broad leaves of a rain forest plant

C. the long eyelashes of a camel

Which is an example of an adaptation?

C. a cactus’s thorns

A. a tree’s fruit

B. a flower’s pollen

What is pollen?

A.A powder that flowers need

to make seedsB. A nutrient that plants take in from soil

C. Food that plants store in their stems

What is an environment?

A.a path that shows how energy

moves from plants to animals

B. a safe place to live

C. all the living and nonliving things in a place

Look at this picture.

What can a butterfly carry away from flowers to help them make more flowers?

A. waterB. pollenC. oxygen

Different moths live on trees with white bark. Birds like to

eat moths.

Which moth has an adaptation that could help it survive?

A. a brown moth

B. a white mothC. a black moth

B. a white moth

How is this fox uses the plants?

A. as foodB. to get waterC. as a hiding place

A squirrel is using twigs and leaves to make a nest.

What is the squirrel doing?

A. eating plants as food

B. helping plants make more plantsC. Using plants to build

shelter

What does a food chain show?

A. how animals search for food

B. how energy moves from plants to animals

C. how many food sources are in the environment

Compare the ways plants and animals depend on sunlight in

their environment. Which is true?

A. Both need sunlight to make food. B. Both need bright light to survive. C. Plants need sunlight to make food, but animals do not.

Which is an example of an animal depending on its

environment?

A. a deer drinking from a riverB. a bird migrating in the winter

C. a lion feeding its cub

Some plants can grow underwater in lakes and

ponds.

Some plants can grow in very dry environments, such as deserts.

What can you infer about plants?

A. All plants need lots of water.

B. Most plants can survive with very little water.

C. Different plants have different water needs.

What do both plants and animals need from their

environment?

A. shelter

B. sunlight

C. air

Sea urchins have sharp spines. How does this adaptation help

sea urchins?

A. it helps them find food

B. it helps protect them from other animals

C. it helps them get oxygen

You do a test that shows rain forest plants need water to live.

How can you check that your results were correct?

A.You can do the test again using desert plants.

B. You can do the test again the same way. C. You can do the test in a different environment.

An animal has fur and a thick layer of fat. Which environment

does it have adaptations for?

A.a wet and warm environment

B.a dry and warm environmentC. a cold and icy

environment