Living things in their habitats

What is a vertebrate?

• An organism with a backbone

• An organism with a funny bone

• An organism with no bones

• An organism with strong bones

Which of these organisms is NOT a vertebrate?

• Rabbit

• Crab

• Human

• Snake

Which of these organisms is an invertebrate?

• Squirrel

• Scorpion

• Mole

• Mouse

What does the word 'habitat' mean?

• A place that an organism would like to visit

• A place that an organism doesn't like

• The natural home of an organism

• The holiday home of an organism

An eco-system is:

• A community of organisms all living together in a particular environment

• A system for helping the environment

• A system for recycling plastic

• A community of people who look after the environment

What is classification?

• Sorting children into different classes in the same year group.

• Grouping living things by looking at their similarities and differences

• Deciding which group is the best

• Grouping living things by dividing them into different classes

How can humans change habitats? Pick two.

• Earthquakes

• Mining

• Pollution

• Asteroid strikes

Why do humans cause deforestation? Pick two reasons.

• To clear space for farming

• Because there are too many trees

• To reduce the causes of hay fever

• To create timber which they can sell

Which of these is NOT a group of invertebrates?

• Annelids

• Insects

• Molluscs

• Fish

In which micro-habitat would you expect to find woodlice?

• In the fur of a dirty dog

• On the leaves of woodland trees

• Under some rotting logs

• In a pond