3rd grade · Science · Unit 6 of 10
Surviving in a Habitat
Groups, traits and habitats that help animals survive.
What your child practices
Practices why some animals live in groups, how small differences in traits can help some individuals survive, and why some organisms do well in a habitat while others cannot survive there.
California Content Standards learning standard: 3-LS2-1; 3-LS4-2; 3-LS4-3 · living in groups, trait differences that help survival, and how well organisms survive in a habitat
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A moth with coloring that matches tree bark is more likely to…
- be eaten
- fly away forever
- survive
- turn into a bird
survive
Hint: Camouflage hides it.
Question 2
Why do wolves hunt in packs?
- They can't see
- Working together catches bigger prey
- They like to be lost
- To scare the pack away
Working together catches bigger prey
Hint: Groups help members survive.
Question 3
Ants work together to…
- fly to the moon
- make rain
- carry food back to the nest
- melt snow
carry food back to the nest
Hint: Teamwork helps the colony.
Question 4
Penguins huddle together to…
- hide from the sun
- fly
- stay warm
- get cooler
stay warm
Hint: Body heat is shared.
Question 5
A cactus would NOT survive well in…
- a desert
- a dry hillside
- a swamp
- a sandy place
a swamp
Hint: Too much water.
Question 6
Two beetle colors: green and brown, on green leaves. Which survives better?
- Green
- Both the same always
- Brown
- Neither ever
Green
Hint: Matching colors hide better.