Exploring Animal Habitats

A group of land animals that graze and stay together for protection is called ______.

• Herd

• Pack

• Mammals

______ are animals in a food chain that find and eat food that is used for energy.

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

______ is an animal that depends on grass for food.

• Decomposer

• Consumer

• Grazer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

______ is a thick layer of fat that helps some animals stay warm.

• Blubber
• Hair

• Fur

In the food chain, whatever is not eaten is broken down by ______.

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A (a)   is the natural home of a plant or animal.

• habitat

• desert

• hibernation

• forest floor

A (a)   is a dry land area that has very little plant growth.

• desert

• habitat

• forest floor

• emergent layer

The (a)   is the layer found at the bottom of a rainforest.

• forest floor

• emergent layer

• freshwater

• saltwater

The (a)   is the layer in the rainforest where extremely tall trees grow.

• emergent layer

• forest floor

• desert

• canopy layer

The direction that water flows is called the (a)   .

• current

• upstream

• saltwater

• freshwater