WorksheetsWildlife of the Desert
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the correct definition of a desert?
a)
any area that has very little little rainfall
b)
a place in the UAE with sand dunes
c)
a plain were lots of different plants grow and animals live
d)
any area that has lots of rainfall
2.
What reptile is also known as a Thouban?
a)
Spiny Tailed Lizard
b)
Camel Spider
c)
SandSkink
d)
Horned Viper
3.
Which animal has poisonous teeth that they use to catch animals such as Gerbils?
a)
Cheesman's Gerbil
b)
Horned Viper
c)
Spiny Tailed Lizard
d)
Dung Beetle
4.
Which of these animals are also called a Sand Fish?
a)
SandSkink
b)
Horned Viper
c)
Spiny Tailed Lizard
d)
Sand Gazelle
5.
Which reptile looks very scary as they can raise their head and hiss like a snake?
a)
SandSkink
b)
Horned Viper
c)
Scorpion
d)
Spiny Tailed Lizard
6.
What is a mammal?
a)
animals that are covered in feathers
b)
animals that are dangerous and protect themselves from predators by hiding in caves
c)
animals that are covered in fur and feed their young on milk
d)
small animals that can hide easily because they are hard to see in the desert
7.
What is a mammal?
a)
animals that are covered in feathers
b)
animals that are dangerous and protect themselves from predators by hiding in caves
c)
animals that are covered in fur and feed their young on milk
d)
small animals that can hide easily because they are hard to see in the desert
8.
What is the term used to describe an animal that is difficult to spot because of the color of their fur?
a)
adaptation
b)
mimicry
c)
camouflage
d)
hibernation
9.
Which mammal stays in large herds and runs away VERY fast when the spot their enemy?
a)
Sand Gazelle
b)
Desert Hare
c)
Camel
d)
Lesser Gerboa
10.
Which mammal is also known as a Al Jamal?
a)
Camel
b)
Desert Hare
c)
Camel Spider
d)
Sand Gazelle
11.
Which mammal has long ears to help them keep cool in the desert heat?
a)
Desert Hare
b)
Sand Gazelle
c)
Camel
d)
Hedgehog
12.
Which animal has a special adaptation that help them survive for long period of time with no food or water?
a)
Desert Hare
b)
Sand Gazelle
c)
Camel
d)
Arnab Barri
13.
Which mammal is also known as a Arnab Barri?
a)
Desert Hare
b)
Camel
c)
Sand Gazelle
d)
Lesser Gerboa
14.
Which of these animals is NOT a rodent?
a)
Hedgehog
b)
Houbara
c)
Cheesman's Gerbil
d)
Lesser Berboa
15.
Which of these animals has small spikes all over their back?
a)
Cheesman's Gerbil
b)
Sodom's Apple
c)
Hedgehog
d)
Desert Hare
16.
Which animal has fine white hairs of the bottom of their feet to help them move in the hot sand?
a)
Camel
b)
Cheesman's Gerbil
c)
Ghazaal
d)
Lesser Gerboa
17.
Which animal is also known as a Kangaroo Rat?
a)
SandSkink
b)
Hedgehog
c)
Desert Hare
d)
Lesser Gerboa
18.
Which of these animal is to be feared because they have poison stored at the end of their long black tail?
a)
Dung Beetle
b)
Horned Viper
c)
Scorpion
d)
Dhub
19.
Which of these animals is known as the cleaner of the desert?
a)
Dung Beetle
b)
Cheesman's Gerbil
c)
Camel Spider
d)
SandSkink
20.
Which of these animals are poisonous but do not cause any pain when they bite?
a)
Scorpion
b)
Camel Spider
c)
Horned Viper
d)
Red Thumb
21.
Which of these birds look like a Turkey but is sandy brown in color?
a)
Houbara
b)
Camel
c)
Falcon
d)
Hedgehog
22.
Which of these is NOT a bird found in the desert?
a)
Falcon
b)
Vulture
c)
Houbara
d)
Desert Eagle Owl
23.
Which of these animals is also called a Saqr?
a)
Falcon
b)
Desert Eagle Owl
c)
Houbara
d)
Scorpion
24.
Which of these animals hunt the Houbara?
a)
Scorpion
b)
Horned Viper
c)
Sand Gazelle
d)
Falcon
25.
Which of these birds have ears that look like horns
a)
Vulture
b)
Falcon
c)
Desert Eagle Owl
d)
Houbara
26.
What is the correct definition for a bird?
a)
an animal covered in fur with a beak
b)
an animal covered in feathers with a beak
c)
a small animal that can hide easily
d)
a animal that cannot fly
27.
Which two plants are known as parasite plants?
a)
Red Thumb & Sodom's Apple
b)
Ghaf Tree & Desert Hyacinth
c)
Desert Hyacinth & Red Thumb
d)
Bitter Apple & Sodom's Apple
28.
What plant is this?
a)
Sodom's Apple
b)
Ghaf Tree
c)
Desert Hyacinth
d)
Red Thumb
29.
Which plant is also known as a Al Ashur?
a)
Bitter Apple
b)
Ghaf Tree
c)
Sodom's Apple
d)
Desert Hyacinth
30.
Which plant produces smelly but pretty yellow flowers?
a)
Ghaf Tree
b)
Desert Hyacinth
c)
Bitter Apple
d)
Sodom's Apple
31.
Which plant when cut oozes a white sap?
a)
Ghaf Tree
b)
Sodom's Apple
c)
Handel
d)
Bitter Apple
32.
Which plant has long roots which dig deep below the sand to reach the water stored underground.
a)
Ghaf Tree
b)
Red Thumb
c)
Sodom'a Apple
d)
Bitter Apple
33.
What is the camels favorite plant to eat?
a)
Red Thumb
b)
Ghaf Tree
c)
Sodom's Apple
d)
Bitter Apple
34.
Which insect lays its eggs in camel dung?
a)
Scorpion
b)
Kangaroo Rat
c)
Camel Spider
d)
Dung Beetle
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