Animals & Their Habitats

1. Rivers and lakes are part of this habitat. Many animals live along the edges in the plants and trees. *

• Wetlands

• Forest

• Desert

• Freshwater

2. This habitat has many plants and trees and is home to many animals like eagles, squirrels, and foxes.

• Salt Water

• Forest

• Polar Lands

• Desert

3. This habitat gets very little rain and the soil is sandy and rocky. There are also extreme changes in temperature.

• Desert

• Forest

• Freshwater

• Wetlands

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

4. Oceans are part of this habitat. This water can be very cold so animals like whales have blubber to keep them warm.

• Wetlands

• Polar Lands

• Salt Water

• Freshwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

5. This habitat has very cold temperatures, snow, and long winters.

• Desert

• Polar Lands

• Forest

• Wetlands

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

6. This area, like swamps, has shallow water and wet soil.

• Wetlands

• Forest

• Desert

• Freshwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

7. True or False: Some animals, like whales, have a thick layer of blubber to stay warm in cold water.

• True

• False

8. True or False: Using chemicals to control insects or weeds can harm the environment.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

9. True or False: Desert animals get most of their water from puddles of rain.

• True

• False

10. True or False: In wetlands, insects can use paddle-like legs that allow them to walk across water.

• True

• False