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WorksheetsGrasslands Scavenger Hunt
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Card 1: Name an important part of a grasslands ecosystem.
a)
Trees
b)
Grasses
c)
Animals
d)
Climate
2.
Card 2: What are the grasslands of North America called?
a)
Pampas
b)
Velds
c)
Prairies
d)
Savanna
3.
Card 3: Describe a prairie dog’s habitat.
a)
In ponds
b)
In tall grasses
c)
In tall trees
d)
Underground burrows on the prairie
4.
Card 4: How many lions are found on the savannas of Africa?
a)
32,800
b)
24,540
c)
21,000
d)
27,000
5.
Card 5: How many birds on South America’s pampas are endangered?
a)
23
b)
38
c)
20
d)
46
6.
Card 6: What is an environment?
a)
Everything surrounding a living thing
b)
All the abiotic factors
c)
All the biotic factors
d)
An organism's sleep patterns
7.
Card 7: What begins all food chains?
a)
The animals
b)
Herbivors
c)
Plants/ producers (technically it's the sun)
d)
Carnivors
8.
Card 8: Why is a giraffe a consumer?
a)
Because it shops for food
b)
It eats other living things (plants).
c)
It has a long neck
d)
It eats other animals
9.
Card 9: What is an important decomposer for grasslands?
a)
Decomposers are not important
b)
Mushrooms
c)
It breaks down dead matter
d)
Bacteria
10.
Card 10: What might happen to the lion population if all the gazelles were taken away?
a)
May be more, they might grow in numbers, they will stay put
b)
May be less, they might die, they might leave
c)
There will be no change in the food chain
d)
The lions will have too much to eat
11.
Card 11: Why is the pampas fox considered a predator?
a)
It hunts other living things for food
b)
It is an herbivor
c)
Because it is being hunted
d)
Because it hunts in a pack
12.
Card 12: What is an adaptation that helps lions hunt?
a)
Camouflage or patience
b)
Roar and claws
c)
Lions don't have any adaptations
d)
Size and weight
13.
Card 13: What adaptation does a zebra have?
a)
Zebras do not have any adaptations
b)
Sharp teeth
c)
Stripes
d)
No tail
14.
Card 14: What is a learned behavior of elephants?
a)
Their rough skin
b)
Their long trunks
c)
It uses a branch as a tool
d)
Elephants do not have any learned behaviors
15.
Card 15: How are grasses adapted to their environment?
a)
large root system or growing from the bottom
b)
Grasses have large leaves
c)
Their green color helps them survive wildfires
d)
Plants do not have any adaptations
16.
Card 16: What adaptation helps buffalo survive on the prairie?
a)
Sharp, long teeth
b)
They have strong necks
c)
Broad, flat-topped teeth
d)
They are great hunters
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