All of the presented answer choices would affect the flowering plants. A drought would mean no water, which could be devastating for the plants because they rely on water to stay hydrated. Wildfires would wipe out the plants in the area, and they would be forced to regrow from the beginning of their life cycles. If there is an increase in pests in the habitat, the plants may be eaten or damaged, causing a negative effect.

All of these scenarios feature plants, but only one highlights a change in the environment, which in turn affects the plants. The tomato plants were deprived of water due to the drought, so they withered and died. Plants need water to survive, and the change in the environment negatively affected the tomato plants.

This is a false statement. Environmental changes can cause significant problems for animals. If humans cut down a forest to build a new neighborhood, animals are displaced, maybe without homes, or food sources are lost. These would be terrible changes to the environment that would have long-lasting effects on animals.

The birds are facing more than one problem caused by the environment in this scenario. They have to get to California to stay out of the cold weather in Canada, but there is nowhere to rest with food and water on their current route. The birds may have to change their course to avoid the drought-ridden areas to survive the migration.

Animals can suffer adverse consequences that require them to change their behavior to survive. If animals are used to crossing through a wooded area to get to a food or water source, they will continue to do so even after a road or neighborhood is built. Animals will have to change this behavior to avoid being hit by vehicles.

An environmental change is a disturbance that causes changes. It can be human-made or something caused by nature. It can cause plants and animals to adjust and adapt their behaviors to the new environment to survive.

Animals often have to change their behaviors to adapt to changes in the environment. Bats would not be able to improve their eyesight to locate more insects suddenly. Bats have poor vision and use echolocation to find food; they cannot control their sight to make it easier for locating bugs. This is a change that they would not be able to do.

This is a false statement. Environmental changes can cause significant problems for animals. These effects are not solely because of temperatures rising. If temperatures dropped and animals were not well-adapted or equipped to deal with the change, they may not survive. If forests are cut down, droughts occurred, or massive flooding engulfed an area, animals would be affected. These would be terrible changes to the environment that would have long-lasting effects on animals.

Animals can suffer adverse consequences that require them to change their behavior to survive, but there are also positive effects of environmental changes. "Jackson's Boy Scout troop installed new bat houses in the local park" is the correct answer because this adds shelter for bats, which is positive, and it will bring more bats to the area to eat pesky insects.