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Plants and Animals

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Soil, water, air and nutrients are needed by all _______.
a)
Plants
b)
Fish
c)
Birds
d)
Insects
2.
Which adaptation helps the duck move in water?
a)
Eyes
b)
Bill
c)
Feathers
d)
Feet
3.
An animal uses its eyes to meet all of the following needs EXCEPT _________.
a)
Search for food
b)
Find water to drink
c)
Look for shelter
d)
See rocks and soil
4.
A tiger's fur is striped to ________.
a)
Keep them warm
b)
Help him hide in tall grass
c)
Help them run faster
d)
Keep insects off 
5.
Which adaptation is most helpful for an animal that catches other animals for food?
a)
Thick layer of fur and fat
b)
Sharp teeth and claws
c)
Long busy tail
d)
Tiny eyes and ears
6.
As winter gets closer there are cooler temperatures and less sunlight during the day. As a result, trees __________.
a)
Grow taller
b)
Lose leaves
c)
Grow leaves
d)
Get shorter
7.
Canadian geese and many other birds migrate to different climates when _______.
a)
the wind blows harder
b)
temperatures get cooler
c)
the flowers begin to bloom
d)
rain clouds fill the sky
8.
Some animals hibernate in the winter. This behavior is a response to all of the following EXCEPT _____________.
a)
Shorter periods of daylight
b)
Fewer clouds to make rain
c)
less available food
d)
cooler temperatures
9.
Which of the following would promote the growth of new plants?
a)
Snow falling
b)
Long periods of darkness
c)
Rain and warm temperatures
d)
Flooding
10.
The energy that flows through a food chain begins with ______.
a)
The sun
b)
Wind
c)
Rainfall
d)
The Moon
11.
In the food chain, the fox gets its energy when it eats the ______.
a)
Sun
b)
Grass
c)
Mouse
d)
Snake
12.
What would happen to the animals in this environment if the field mice decreased?
a)
Few plant seeds
b)
Fewer snakes
c)
More eagles
d)
More snakes
13.
A caterpillar represents which stage in the monarch’s life cycle?
a)
Egg
b)
Larva
c)
Pupa
d)
Adult
14.
During the larval stage of its life cycle, an insect spends most of its time _____.
a)
Producing offspring
b)
Flying around
c)
Eating plants
d)
Changing forms
15.
The life cycle begins when the beetle produces ______.
a)
Eggs
b)
A larva
c)
A pupa
d)
An adult