1. Environments for Living Things
2nd Grade Science
Hassler Elementary

2. What is an adaptation? 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

3. Which is an adaptation to a dry and sandy environment?
the sharp spines of a sea
urchin
B. the broad leaves of a rain
forest plant
C. the long eyelashes of a camel

4. Which is an example of an adaptation?
a tree’s fruit
a flower’s pollen
C. a cactus’s thorns

5. What is pollen? A powder that flowers need to make seeds
B. A nutrient that plants take
in from soil
C. Food that plants store in
their stems

6. What is an environment? 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

7. Look at this picture.
What can a butterfly carry away from flowers to help them make more flowers?
A. water
B. pollen
C. oxygen

8. Different moths live on trees with white bark. Birds like to eat moths.
Which moth has an adaptation that could help it survive?
a brown moth
a white moth
a black moth
B. a white moth

9. How is this fox uses the plants?
as food
to get water
C. as a hiding place

10. A squirrel is using twigs and leaves to make a nest
A squirrel is using twigs and leaves to make a nest. What is the squirrel doing?
eating plants as food
helping plants make more plants
C. Using plants to build
shelter

11. 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

12. 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.

13. Which is an example of an animal depending on its environment?
A. a deer drinking from a river
B. a bird migrating in the winter
C. a lion feeding its cub

14. Some plants can grow underwater in lakes and ponds.
Some plants can grow in very dry environments, such as deserts.

15. What can you infer about plants?
All plants need lots of water.
Most plants can survive with very little water.
C. Different plants have different
water needs.

16. What do both plants and animals need from their environment?
shelter
sunlight
C. air

17. Sea urchins have sharp spines
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

18. You do a test that shows rain forest plants need water to live
You do a test that shows rain forest plants need water to live. How can you check that your results were correct?
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.

19. An animal has fur and a thick layer of fat
An animal has fur and a thick layer of fat. Which environment does it have adaptations for?
a wet and warm environment
a dry and warm environment
C. a cold and icy environment