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The environment and habitats

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the polar lands 
a)
you will find toucans 
b)
you will find polar bears 
c)
you will find tumbleweed
d)
it never snows 
2.
What is this habitat?
a)
Desert
b)
Savanna
c)
Rainforest
d)
Freshwater
3.
An organism that no longer exists; They couldn’t adapt to environmental changes
a)
organism
b)
extinct
c)
food chain
d)
habitat
4.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
5.
The wolf is trying to survive in his habitat. What does it need to survive in its habitat?
a)
environment
b)
food, water, shelter
c)
food, shelter, sunlight
d)
shelter, food, sunlight
6.
What is an animal that eats only animals
a)
White Tiger
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Carnivore
7.
Name a place that a plant or animal lives in its environment where its needs are met.
a)
energy
b)
extinct
c)
food chain
d)
habitat
8.
What is this habitat?
a)
Saltwater
b)
Savanna
c)
Arctic
d)
Desert
9.
What is an organism that breaks down & absorbs dead matter so nutrition can be recycled into the soil?
a)
Consumer
b)
Decomposer
c)
Producers
d)
Scavenger
10.
What is this habitat?
a)
Desert
b)
Savanna
c)
Rainforest
d)
Freshwater
11.
Which is a producer?
a)
deer
b)
tall grass
c)
lion
d)
worm
12.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
13.
Fossils of grasses from 24 million years ago could reveal that
a)
an area was covered in water
b)
an area was hot and wet
c)
an area was dry and cool
d)
an area had no life
14.
A forest is having the trees being cut down, how are the organisms being harmed that are living there?
a)
the organism population increases
b)
the organism habitat will increase
c)
the organism population will remain the same
d)
the organism habitat will decrease
15.
In a forest food chain, a rabbit eats clover and a hawk eats rabbits. Which of the following is true?
a)
the rabbit is a producer, the hawk is a consumer
b)
the rabbit is a consumer, the hawk is a decomposer
c)
both are consumers
d)
both are producers
16.
Animals who sleep during the winter months are: 
a)
hibernating
b)
migrating
c)
blubbering
d)
kelping
17.
What is an organism that gets its food through eating other sources?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Autotroph
d)
Decomposers
18.
Along a food chain, _______ is passed from one organism to the next.
a)
energy
b)
meat
c)
food 
d)
water
19.
Why are some desert animals nocturnal?
a)
Because it is hotter there at night
b)
Because it is cooler there at day
c)
Because it is cooler there at night
d)
Because it is more fun there at night
20.
In food chains, plants are
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Deconsumers
d)
Not included
21.

What can you do make your environment a better place to live?

4 lines
22.

Name one kind of renewable energy resources!

4 lines
23.

The advantages of using bio fuels instead of petrol are ... (tick two boxes)

a)

produce more pollutants

b)

produce less pollutants

c)

more eco-friendly

d)

it has one source

24.

Look at this food chain below.


Grass - Spotted deer - Tiger


If humans hunt deer for food ....

a)

the tiger has more food

b)

the grass will grow less

c)

the tiger eats less food

d)

the deer population increase

25.

What is the best activity to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere?

a)

using public transportation more often

b)

using Eco-friendly fuels for vehicles

c)

stop cutting down tree and doing more reforestation

d)

using renewable energy resources

26.

Carbon dioxide can cause global warming because it ....

a)

traps the heat from the Sun

b)

perforates the ozone

c)

makes acid rain

d)

destroys forests

27.

An increasing human population needs .... (tick two boxes)

a)

more space to live in

b)

more food

c)

more sleep

d)

more homework

28.

Human population has increased rapidly. It causes air pollution, such as .... (tick two boxes)

a)

reforestation

b)

smog

c)

earthquake

d)

global warming

29.

The elements of a food chain consist of .... (tick two boxes)

a)

decomposers

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

parasite

30.

Some birds migrate to warmer areas to .... (tick two boxes)

a)

find more food

b)

find shelter

c)

blend with the environment

d)

find a place to hibernate

31.

There are frog, grass , snake, and cricket in the paddy field. The right sequence of food chain there is ....

a)

snake - frog - cricket - grass

b)

grass - cricket - frog - snake

c)

cricket - snake - grass - frog

d)

frog - grass - snake - cricket

32.

An equipment to trap animals that buried in the ground is ....

a)

magnifying glass

b)

pit fall trap

c)

tweezers

d)

stereo microscope

33.

Polar bears have white fur to ....

a)

hide them from the predators

b)

stop heat from escaping

c)

keep them warm

d)

walk in the snow

34.

Organisms that eat plants are ....

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

d)

insectivores

35.

A food chain starts from ....

a)

primary consumer

b)

decomposer

c)

top predator

d)

producer

36.

Nocturnal animals are ....

a)

active at night and often have poor eyesight

b)

active at night and often have good eyesight

c)

active at day and often have poor eyesight

d)

active at day and often have good eyesight

37.

This plant lives in a ... habitat.

a)

rainforest

b)

savanna

c)

desert

d)

arctic

38.

To survive in their habitat, organisms need resources, such as ....

a)

water, food, and shelter

b)

electricity, food, and internet connection

c)

book, water, and electricity

d)

job, shelter, and food

39.

These are physical factors, except....

a)

water and sunlight

b)

wind and rocks

c)

grass and fungi

d)

sunlight and temperature

40.

Environment is ....

a)

continue to survive in habitat

b)

the place where an organism lives

c)

non-living part of an environment

d)

the living and non-living things around an organism