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Habitats and Deserts

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What similarities we find in habitats?

a)

Sun

b)

Air

c)

Wind

d)

Ice

2.

Some habitats contains Oxygen and Plants?

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

What are some differences between habitats?

a)

Environment

b)

Vegetation

c)

Sun

d)

Animal Species

e)

Weather

4.

Desert plants are able to survive long periods with no rain. Which of these plants would you find in the desert?

a)

cactus

b)

conifer

c)

grasses

d)

wildflowers

5.

What does nocturnal mean?

a)

being able to blend in which the environment

b)

being active at night and sleeping during the day

c)

soil that does not have very much humus

d)

a biome with a hot temperatures and a dry climate

6.

Which adaptation helps some desert animals stay cool?

a)

light colored fur

b)

long ears

c)

short, thick fur

d)

small feet

7.

Which is the largest desert the world?

a)

Great Basin Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Sonoran Desert

8.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a desert? 
a)
very little rain
b)
hot in the day, cool at night
c)
sandy soil
d)
covered with grass
9.

What is one thing both "hot" and "cold" deserts have in common?

a)

All the land is made of sand

b)

Underground water filters impurities from the sand.

c)

There is a dramatic change between night and day temperatures.

d)

Both get regular predictable rainfall.

10.

This continent is an example of a cold desert.

a)

Antartica

b)

Australia

c)

Iceland

11.

True or False? Desert temperatures can be extreme.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What best describes the climate in the desert?

a)

warm

b)

hot

c)

dry

d)

windy

13.

True or False? All deserts are very hot.

a)

True

b)

False