Sloth Quiz

What do sloths spend almost their entire life doing in Central and South American rainforests?

• Running on the ground

• Hanging upside down from tree branches

• Swimming in rivers

• Flying between trees

What feature do sloths use to defend themselves?

• Their speed

• Their sharp teeth

• Their long, sharp, curved claws

• Their ability to camouflage

Why do sloths have gray-green algae growing in their fur?

• It helps them swim faster

• It provides camouflage and nutrients

• It attracts insects for them to eat

• It keeps their fur clean

What do sloths primarily eat?

• Insects and small animals

• Leaves, fruit, buds, and twigs

• Meat from predators

• Fish from rivers

Describe how a sloth moves on the ground.

• Quickly and efficiently.

• They cannot move on the ground.

• Slowly and awkwardly.

• By hopping like a kangaroo.

This animal is a predator of the sloth.

• Jaguar

• Elephant

• Giraffe

• Penguin

One of the continents where sloths live is...

• Africa

• South America

• Asia

• Europe

When a sloth is in the water, it can...

• Fly

• Swim

• Disappear

• Run

Sloths have long, sharp, curved...

• Beaks

• Claws

• Horns

• Teeth

The number of babies a mother sloth has at one time is...

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4