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Water Bears (Tardigrades)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long can a human survive without water?

a)

50 hours

b)

25 hours

c)

100 hours

d)

200 hours

2.

Tardigrades can survive ___________ without water.

a)

weeks

b)

months

c)

5 years

d)

more than 10 years

3.

They survive difficult conditions by

a)

drinking lots of water

b)

storing water in their bodies

c)

rolling up into a ball

d)

eating other animals

4.

Tardigrades can survive

a)

being frozen in ice

b)

inside a volcano

c)

in deep space

d)

all of the above

5.

How many legs do Tardigrades have?

a)

two

b)

four

c)

six

d)

eight

6.

Tardigrades are also called

a)

sand demons

b)

water bears

c)

rock lobsters

d)

space monkeys

7.

How old are tardigrades?

a)

5 million years old

b)

50 million years old

c)

500 million years old

d)

1 billion years old

8.

How small are Tardigrades?

a)

1 millimetre long

b)

1 centimetre long

c)

1 inch long

d)

1 metre long

9.

How long can Tardigrades survive in the vacuum of space?

a)

10 hours

b)

10 days

c)

10 weeks

d)

10 years

10.

Tardigrades are awesome!

a)

oh no, they are so boring

b)

Hmm, quite interesting

c)

Very interesting!

d)

I love them! I want to be one!!!