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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.

Oregon State 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.

  1. Question 1

    A moth with coloring that matches tree bark is more likely to…

    • be eaten
    • fly away forever
    • survive
    • turn into a bird

  2. 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

  3. Question 3

    Ants work together to…

    • fly to the moon
    • make rain
    • carry food back to the nest
    • melt snow

  4. Question 4

    Penguins huddle together to…

    • hide from the sun
    • fly
    • stay warm
    • get cooler

  5. Question 5

    A cactus would NOT survive well in…

    • a desert
    • a dry hillside
    • a swamp
    • a sandy place

  6. Question 6

    Two beetle colors: green and brown, on green leaves. Which survives better?

    • Green
    • Both the same always
    • Brown
    • Neither ever

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