Savanna Grade 2 Science

How would you describe the plants in a savanna? Choose all the correct answers

• tall grass, few shrubs and trees

• short green grass, many trees

• trees have short branches with few leaves

• trees many branches with lots and lots of leaves

• few trees that have flowers and fruit

What kind of weather does a savanna have?

• has a rainy season, is warm and wet all the year long

• has a rainy season and a dry season, is warm all the year long.

How many levels of habitats can you find in a savanna?

• Three levels: floor, understory, and tree

• Four levels: grass, understory, canopy, and tree

• Two levels: grass, and tree

How are the trees important to a savanna? Choose all the correct facts.

• When many trees join, they make one habitat in a savanna.

• Each tree in a savanna is its own habitat.

• Trees provide pineapples to animals in the dry season.

• Trees have flowers and fruits

• Trees provide water to animals in the dry season.

What do animals within the grass habitat eat?

• They eat fruits and vegetables

• They eat plants insects and seeds

• They hunt tigers and eat them.

What things does a baobab tree provide to the animals of the savanna? Choose all the correct choices.

• It provides food.

• It provides water.

• It provides shelter.

What facts are true about a pangolin. Choose all the correct answers.

• Feathers keep it safe.

• Scales keep it safe.

• It eats springhares and mongooses

• It has a sticky tongue.

• It eats ants and termites.

What does a mongoose eat in dry season?

• beetles and grasshoppers

• grass, stems, seeds and leaves

• ants and termites

How are a mongoose and a pangolin alike? Select two answers.

• They both live in the grasses of the savanna.

• They both have fur on their body

• They both eat termites and ants.

Contrast:

How are a mongoose and a pangolin different from each other?

• A mongoose has fur but a pangolin has scales on its body

• A mongoose has feathers but a pangolin has scales on its body

• A mongoose has scales but a pangolin has fur on its body