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How Living Things Change Their Home

Science · Earth's Systems · ages 5-6
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Why do birds build nests in trees?

    • To make the tree grow faster
    • To get shelter and stay safe
    • To find water underground

  2. Which animal builds a dam to make a pond?

    • Beaver
    • Bird
    • Rabbit

  3. Plant roots can never break rocks.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. How many examples of organisms changing their home did you learn: beaver, bird, and root?

    Answer: ______________

  5. What happens to a river after a beaver builds a dam?

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    • It dries up completely
    • It flows faster than before
    • It becomes a pond

  6. A plant's roots grow into a crack in a sidewalk. Why does this happen?

    • The roots are searching for water and space to grow
    • The roots want to make the sidewalk pretty
    • The roots are trying to escape the sun

  7. A desert fox digs a deep burrow in the sand. What need is it most likely meeting?

    • Extra food to eat
    • Water to drink
    • Shelter from heat and predators

  8. Ben says a beaver builds a dam just because it likes building. What is missing from his explanation?

    • Nothing, Ben is right
    • The beaver builds a dam to make a safe pond for shelter
    • Beavers do not build dams at all
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  1. To get shelter and stay safe · Birds build nests for a safe place to rest and raise their young.
  2. Beaver · Beavers build dams. This blocks water and makes a pond.
  3. False · Roots can grow into cracks and slowly break rocks apart.
  4. 3 · Beavers, birds, and roots are three examples of organisms changing their home.
  5. It becomes a pond · The dam blocks the water, so it backs up and forms a pond.
  6. The roots are searching for water and space to grow · Roots grow toward water. When they find a crack, they can grow into it and make it bigger.
  7. Shelter from heat and predators · Digging a burrow makes a cool, hidden home. That meets the fox's need for shelter, not food or water.
  8. The beaver builds a dam to make a safe pond for shelter · A good argument needs a reason. The beaver builds a dam to get shelter, not just for fun.
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