Habitats Around the World

I am a grassland in Africa. I have a long, hot dry season, which is followed by a shorter, rainy season. What habitat am I?

• tundra

• prairie

• rain forest

• savanna

I am the two coldest places on Earth. I am located at the North and South Poles. What habitat am I?

• tundra

• desert

• coral reef

• grassland

Grasslands in the United States and Canada are called __.

What statement is NOT true about coral reef habitats?

• Hundreds of other kinds of animals live at a coral reef.

• Coral reefs are found in warm, shallow water.

• A coral reef is a rock.

• A coral reef is made of hundreds of thousands of tiny animals.

Which is NOT true about deserts?

• The Sonoran Desert is located in Arizona.

• Deserts get less than 10 inches of rain a year.

• Forests are common in deserts.

• A pipe organ cactus can bloom flowers certain times a year.

To a predator, such as a bird, the bright colors of a monarch butterfly are a warning. This butterfly is _______ to eat!.

Emperor penguins live here.

• Antarctica

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Tundra

Which is NOT true about scorpions?

• A scorpion is an arachnid, just like a spider.

• A scorpion is an insect.

• Scorpions live in warm, dry places.

• Scorpions are not aggressive.However, their sting can be painful, and even deadly.

Pick the best answer. When is a habitat a good fit for a plant or animal?

• When the habitat provides enough food, water, and shelter.

• If it is hot, and rainy.

• When it is cold, and snowy.

• When it is hot, and dry, and rarely rains.

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What are good examples of emperor penguins being good at sharing?

• They live in the coldest place on Earth.

• The fathers take turns standing on the inside of the huddle, out of the wind.

• The penguins have to watch out for their predator, the Polar Bear.

• The mothers come back to feed and care for their chicks. Now it's the fathers' turn to eat.