Lifespan of Living Things Quiz

The time period for which a living thing lives is called its:

• Habitat

• Lifespan

• Generation

• Growth time

In the UAE desert, a date palm tree has lived for over 100 years, while tiny desert flowers live for only a few weeks. What is the reason for this difference?

• Trees like the date palm have a longer lifespan than desert flowers

• Desert flowers do not get enough sunlight to live long

• Animals eat only flowers, not trees

• Trees grow faster than flowers

Trees live for __________ years while herbs live for __________ months.

• Few, many

• Many, few

• Ten, ten

• Few, few

Elephants have __________ lifespan than houseflies.

• Shorter

• Longer

• Same

• None of the above

The lifespan of living things is:

• Not definite

• Never ending

• Unlimited

• Definite