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Habitats

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a habitat?
a)
A place where animals get the food, water, and shelter they need to survive.
b)
A place with lots of plants.
c)
A place where nothing survives. 
d)
A place with lots of water.
2.
Which habitat gets lots of rain, is near the equator, and has lots of plants and animals?
a)
Arctic
b)
Desert
c)
Rainforest
3.
Which habitat gets less than 10 inches of rain each year?
a)
Ocean
b)
Desert
c)
Rainforest
4.
Which habitat has 3 zones called the sunlight zone, the twilight zone, and the midnight zone?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Ocean
c)
Desert
d)
Arctic
5.
Which habitat has an emergent layer where birds, monkeys, and butterflies live?
a)
Ocean
b)
Rainforest
c)
Arctic 
d)
Desert
6.
Which of the following animal adaptation would be helpful in the desert?
a)
Living in a tunnel underground.
b)
Laying eggs on the ground.
c)
Being completely white.
7.
Which of the following animal adaptations would be helpful to have in the Arctic?
a)
Big ears
b)
A layer of blubber
c)
Spotted fur with various colors
8.
What is camouflage?
a)
Being able to change colors.
b)
Having patterns on your fur
c)
Being able to blend in with your surroundings
9.
What is the climate of the rainforest?
a)
hot and dry
b)
wet and humid
c)
cold and windy
10.
How do otters help the kelp forest in California?
a)
They eat the kelp so it doesn't grow too big.
b)
They clean it when it gets dirty.
c)
They eat the sea urchins that feed on the roots.
11.
Why does a snowy owl hunt during the day instead of being nocturnal?
a)
because their eyes aren't big enough to see in the dark
b)
It is very cold at night in the Arctic
c)
They can't fly at night
12.
What is the climate of the desert?
a)
dry with very little rain
b)
hot and wet
c)
warm and wet
d)
cold and ra
13.
Why are the animals of the Sonoran Desert more likely to be nocturnal than diurnal?
a)
It is too hot to come out and hunt or eat during the day
b)
They like to sleep in
c)
They prefer the darkness so that other animals can't see them
14.
Which part of the rain forest gets the least amount of light?
a)
Canopy
b)
Emergent Layer
c)
Forest floor
15.
What is one way that animals in the deepest parts of the ocean have adapted to live there?
a)
They can create their own light
b)
They have tails
c)
They have learned to make their own food
d)
They breathe air like mammals