2018, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 5 Question 31: Multiple-Choice Reporting Category: Life Science Standard: 10 - Give examples of how organisms can cause changes in their environment to ensure survival. Explain how some of these changes may affect the ecosystem. Standard: 3.LS.4.4 - Analyze and interpret given data about changes in a habitat and describe how the changes may affect the ability of organisms that live in that habitat to survive and reproduce. Clarification Statements: Changes should include changes to landforms, distribution of water, climate, and availability of resources; Changes in the habitat could range in time from a season to a decade; While it is understood that ecological changes are complex, the focus should be on a single change to the habitat.   View item in MCAS Digital Item Library