Chapter 4 - Lesson 2

Question 1

When water covers land that is normally dry, it is called a

Answer 1

flood

Question 2

When there is no rain for a long time, it is called a

Answer 2

drought

Question 3

How does a flood change the environment?

Answer 3

Floods wash away soil and plants which means animals lose their homes

Question 4

How does a drought change the environment?

Answer 4

Droughts can lead to fires. Fires can hurt plants, destroy animals’ homes and the smoke pollutes the air

Question 5

Besides flood and drought, what else can change environments?

Answer 5

Disease. It can hurt many living things and ruin an entire forest

Question 6

How do living things respond to changes in the environment?

Answer 6

1. Some move where they can find water
2. Some hunt differently
3. Some go to a deep sleep
4. Some burrow underground to keep cool

Question 7

What do frogs do to survive a drought?

Answer 7

They burrow into the mud to stay cool and go into a deep sleep so they don’t have to eat and awake when it is wet again

Question 8

In a Prairie Ecosystem, what will happen to the eagles if the prairie dogs leave? Why?

Answer 8

The eagles will lose a food source and probably move to find another environment where they can eat.

Question 9

In a Prairie Ecosystem, what will happen to the mice if the prairie dogs leave? Why?

Answer 9

The mice will lose their homes as prairie dogs digs the tunnels where mice live

Question 10

Which animals need prairie dogs for food?

Answer 10

eagles and coyotes

Question 11

When environments change, some living things cannot move away or change. What happens to them?

Answer 11

They become endangered

Question 12

Why are Bengal Tigers endangered?

Answer 12

Because they are hunted for their fur

Question 13

Why are Pandas endangered?

Answer 13

Because people cut down the forests where they live