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Aug 11 Forest Grasslands Tundra

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ............ is a dry place with a lot of grass.

a)

Desert

b)

Rain forest

c)

Forest

d)

Grassland

2.

What does adaptation mean?

a)

A body part or behavior that helps an animal survive

b)

The place where an animal lives

c)

Fresh water with land all around it

d)

A Large, deep body of salt water

3.

What does SHELTER mean?

a)

A place where an animal can be safe and sleep.

b)

The place where animals and plants live.

c)

A place where plants grow

d)

A dry and hot place.

4.

One adaptation of the prairie dog to live in the grasslands is....

a)

it lives alone (only 1 prairie dog), so it can hide

b)

It lives in large groups, so one can watch for danger

c)

It makes a nest in a tree

d)

It has a white color to camouflage in the snow

5.

Two examples of grasslands are...

a)

Prairie

b)

Desert

c)

Forest

d)

Savanna

6.

___________ is a term used to describe animals that blend into their habitats.

a)

Mimicry

b)

Camouflage

c)

Adaptations

d)

Instincts

7.

How do lions use plants?

a)

They eat trees

b)

They eat grass

c)

They build nests

d)

They hide in the grass

8.

What habitat is a place where there are many tall trees?

a)

Desert

b)

Grassland

c)

Forest

d)

Ocean

9.

What are the basic needs of animals?

a)

Shelter, food, air,

b)

Water, air, food

c)

Air, shelter, water

d)

Air, shelter, water, food

10.

How do plants help animals?

a)

for shelter to live

b)

to hide

c)

for food

d)

all of the above

11.

This kind of plant grows best in a wet environment.

In which environment does the plant most likely live?

a)

Desert

b)

Coniferous forest

c)

Grassland

d)

Rainforest

12.

What adaptations do animals in the tundra have?

a)

Thick white fur to stay warm and camouflage

b)

Thin fur to stay cold

c)

long arms to climb trees

d)

Gills to breath on the land

13.

The three types of forests are...

a)

coniferous forest

b)

tundra

c)

temperate forest

d)

rainforest

e)

grasslands

14.

The ____________________ has trees that loose their leaves in the winter.

a)

coniferous forest

b)

temperate forest

c)

rainforest

15.

The ____________________ has trees that never loose their leaves in the winter. The leaves are thin and waxy to survive.

a)

coniferous forest

b)

temperate forest

c)

rainforest

16.

The _________________ is the coldest environment.

a)

Coniferous forest

b)

Savanna

c)

Tundra

d)

Desert

17.

The alpine tundra is found at the tops of large mountains.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The arctic tundra has a lot of daylight in the winter.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

One adaptation of the caribou to survive in the tundra is...

a)

Hibernation (sleeps for the winter)

b)

It moves south to the coniferous forest for the winter

c)

It makes burrows for shelter

20.

One adaptation of the burrowing owl to survive in the grasslands is...

a)

making a nest in a tree

b)

making a burrow in the grasses

c)

flying around to look for fish

21.

The woodpecker has many adaptations to survive in the forest. One adaptation of the woodpecker is...

a)

It has a long and sharp beak to peck at the wood

b)

It has a long and sharp beak to catch fish

c)

It has a small, round beak for eating seeds

d)

It has a small, round beak for pecking at the wood