Animal Homes

Which of these best describes one reason why honeybees use honeycombs?

• To hide from their enemies

• To attract other honeybees

• To stay cool on hot days

• To take care of their young

Which sentence best explains why beavers are so busy?

• A lot of work goes into building a beaver lodge.

• Beavers do not get along well with other animals.

• Beaver dams are usually built in the middle of a pond.

• The beaver's main predators are wolves and river otters.

Which sentence best describes how a beaver lodge is different from the way it appears?

• It looks big but is really very tiny.

• It is always placed near a waterfall.

• It has many holes but holds back the water.

• It looks like a pile of sticks but is really a home underneath.

Which of these best describes what hermit crabs do?

• They build nests for their young.

• They swim quickly to escape the beavers.

• They live with pea crabs near the surface of the ocean.

• They search for new shells as they outgrow their old ones.

Which of these best describes what the cowbird does?

• She hides her eggs in a dark cave.

• She builds a nest in another bird's tree.

• She lays her egg in another bird's nest.

• She sits on her eggs until they hatch.

Which animal carries its home on its back?

• Turtle

• Spider

• Termite

• Beaver

Which animal builds its own home?

• Pea crab

• Bagworm

• Hermit crab

• Tortoise