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Name

Class

Date

1.

Which habitat is this?

a)

pond

b)

river delta

c)

tide pool

2.

Which habitat is this?

a)

pond

b)

river delta

c)

tide pool

3.

Which habitat is this?

a)

pool

b)

river delta

c)

tide pool

4.

How does a tadpole breathe underwater?

a)

They have lungs

b)

They have gills

c)

Through their skin

5.

What do plants and animals need from their habitat

a)

water, leaves, trees

b)

food, rain

c)

water, air, shelter, food

6.

What kind or water does a pond have?

a)

salt water

b)

fresh water

7.

What kind of water does tide pool?

a)

salt water

b)

fresh water

8.

What makes a river delta a good place for oysters to live?

a)

It needs moving water to bring food to it.

b)

They eat fish

9.

What are the 3 habitats in a tide pool?

a)

big zone, mefium zone, small zone

b)

high tide zone, middle tide zone, low tide zone

10.

Why is it important for plants and animals to live in their habitat?

a)

to be able to swim

b)

to get the things they need to survive.

c)

to find algae to eat

11.

Which of these is an example of a basic need?

a)

Freshwater (like rainwater or lake water)

b)

A shelter (like a nest, home, or hole)

c)

An iphone

d)

Safety

12.

Which do you think would be the best solution: Deforestation has caused many animals to loose their home

a)

Giving the animals food to eat

b)

Giving up

c)

Planting more trees for the animals to live in

d)

Giving the animals water to drink

13.

Which one of these is NOT a habitat?

a)

Tundra

b)

Rain Forest

c)

Cactus

d)

Prairie

14.

Which habitat is pictured here?

a)

Tundra

b)

Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Wetland

15.

Which habitat is shown?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Forest

d)

Wetland

16.

A cactus has adaptations for...

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Forest

d)

Wetland

17.

A trout has adaptations for...

a)

Ocean

b)

River

c)

Desert

d)

Forest

18.

A rainforest has _______ diversity.

a)

no

b)

some

c)

lots of

19.

An owl has adaptations for...

a)

a desert

b)

a tundra

c)

a swamp

d)

a forest

20.

What is the definition of "river"?

a)

water that has little or no salt in it

b)

a large body of salt water

c)

a small body of fresh water

d)

a large body of fresh water that flows on land in a channel

21.

What is the definition of "fresh water"?

a)

water that has little or no salt in it

b)

a large body of salf water

c)

a small body of fresh water

d)

a large body of fresh water that flows on land in a channel

22.

What is the definition of "pond"?

a)

water that has little or no salt in it

b)

a large body of salt water

c)

a small body of fresh water

d)

a large body of fresh water that flows on land in a channel

23.

What is the definition of "salt water"?

a)

water that has little or no salt in it

b)

water with salt in it

c)

a small body of fresh water

d)

a large body of fresh water that flows on land in a channel

24.

What is the definition of "ocean"?

a)

water that has little or no salt in it

b)

a large body of salt water

c)

a small body of fresh water

d)

a large body of fresh water that flows on land in a channel

25.

In which habitat do muskrats live?

a)

hot desert

b)

woodland forest

c)

ocean

d)

pond

26.

Which animal lives in a pond habitat?

a)

shark

b)

dolphin

c)

sea turtle

d)

water snake

27.

How are ocean and pond habitats the same?

a)

They both give what plants and animals need.

b)

They both have salt water.

c)

They both have the same temperature.

d)

They are both hot and dry.

28.

Which animals live in ocean habitats?

a)

frogs

b)

angler fish

c)

cranes

d)

muskrats

29.

In which habitat do squids live?

a)

cold desert

b)

ocean

c)

pond

d)

woodland forest

30.

Most ocean animals have body parts that help them swim and stay safe.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Pond animals breathe in different ways.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

A pond is a small body of salt water.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Fish breathe through their gills.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Fresh water covers most of the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Use the diagram answer the question.
What is a fitting description for this diagram?

a)

A Food Chain

b)

An Ecosystem

c)

A Food Web

d)

Biotic and Abiotic Factors

36.

Which organism in the food web is a producer?

a)

Mouse

b)

Owl

c)

Green Plant

d)

Snake

37.

Which organism in this food web is an herbivore?

a)

Frog

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Mouse

d)

Snake

38.

Which organism in this food web is a carnivore?

a)

Mouse

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Green Plant

d)

Snake

39.

Which organism on the food web is an omnivore?

a)

Snake

b)

Mouse

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Green Plant

40.

An animal that consumes the left over parts of an animal.

a)

Decomposer

b)

Carnivore

c)

Scavenger

d)

Predator

41.

An animal that eats only plants.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

d)

Producer

42.

An animal that eats both plants and animals.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Carnivore

d)

Omnivore

43.

An animal that hunts, kills, and eats another animal.

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

c)

Herbivore

d)

Carnivore

44.

The source of where all energy comes from in a food web.

a)

Top Consumers

b)

Producers

c)

The Sun

d)

Ecosystems

45.

A simple "line" of plants and animals that transfer energy by the process of eating.

a)

Food Chain

b)

Food Web

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Decomposers

46.

What does a food web represent?

a)

All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

b)

The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.

c)

A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.

d)

How carnivores get their food.

47.

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

a)

Autotroph

b)

Producer

c)

Consumer

d)

Mutualist

48.

Which of the following is a way that humans could change/destroy an ecosystem?

a)

Mowing the grass

b)

Building a shopping center

c)

enjoying a picnic

d)

watching tv

49.

A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment makes up a

a)

food web

b)

ecosystem

c)

food chain

d)

population

50.

What is a herbivore?

a)

an animal that gets energy from eating other animals

b)

an organism that gets energy from eating only plants

c)

an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals

d)

an animal that eats only herbs

51.

An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a __________.

a)

predator

b)

prey

c)

population

52.

An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

autotroph

53.

A diagram that shows the transfer of energy in one line is a...

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

food line

d)

food court

54.

The image provided is an example of a:

a)

Producer

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Consumer

d)

Decomposer

55.

Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

a)

More than one organism may eat them.

b)

They may eat more than one other organism.

c)

This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.

d)

They have no resources available to them.

56.

The caterpillar eats its egg for _________________.

a)

larva

b)

pupa

c)

energy

d)

adult

57.

Caterpillars have strong, sharp _________ that can eat a leaf in ________.

a)

shapes, seconds

b)

jaws, seconds

c)

seconds, jaws

58.

The eggs come in different ______________, such as round, long and thin, or hanging like beads on a string.

a)

jaws

b)

pupa

c)

shapes

59.

The _________ is also called the caterpillar.

a)

larva

b)

adult

c)

pupa

60.

The _________ is called the butterfly.

a)

egg

b)

adult

c)

pupa

61.

Inside the _________ a butterfly is growing.

a)

larva

b)

egg

c)

pupa

62.

True or False? Butterflies are the same size all their lives and the pattern on their wings symmetrical.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

True or False? A butterfly has fourteen legs.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

True or False? Some butterflies can flap their wings 70 times every second.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

A caterpillar has ___________ legs.

a)

six

b)

ten

c)

sixteen

d)

four

66.

A butterfly has _______ wide wings covered with tiny scales.

a)

six

b)

ten

c)

sixteen

d)

four

67.

When a butterfly is fully grown it pushes itself out of the pupa. Its wings are______________.

a)

stiff, hard, and dry

b)

pale, damp, and crumpled

c)

dry, smooth, and colorful

d)

rough, dry, and smooth

68.

Butterflies need to let their wings _______ before they can fly.

a)

grow bigger

b)

get smooth

c)

dry out

d)

get colorful

69.

Instead of mouth, butterflies have a long, thin tube called a _______ to drink nectar from flowers and drops of water.

a)

chrysalis

b)

pupa

c)

larva

d)

proboscis

70.

When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly there are 5 steps. What is step 1?

a)

When a caterpillar is ready to change into a butterfly it finds a safe, sheltered place.

b)

This final stage is the pupa

c)

Next it splits its skin and it falls off

d)

After the skin falls off the new skin hardens until it is like a case

e)

Then, it hangs upside down using hooks on its body.

71.

When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly there are 5 steps. What is step 2?

a)

When a caterpillar is ready to change into a butterfly it finds a safe, sheltered place.

b)

This final stage is the pupa

c)

Next it splits its skin and it falls off

d)

After the skin falls off the new skin hardens until it is like a case

e)

Then, it hangs upside down using hooks on its body.

72.

When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly there are 5 steps. What is step 3?

a)

When a caterpillar is ready to change into a butterfly it finds a safe, sheltered place.

b)

This final stage is the pupa

c)

Next it splits its skin and it falls off

d)

After the skin falls off the new skin hardens until it is like a case

e)

Then, it hangs upside down using hooks on its body.

73.

When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly there are 5 steps. What is step 4?

a)

When a caterpillar is ready to change into a butterfly it finds a safe, sheltered place.

b)

This final stage is the pupa

c)

Next it splits its skin and it falls off

d)

After the skin falls off the new skin hardens until it is like a case

e)

Then, it hangs upside down using hooks on its body.

74.

When a caterpillar changes into a butterfly there are 5 steps. What is step 5?

a)

When a caterpillar is ready to change into a butterfly it finds a safe, sheltered place.

b)

This final stage is the pupa

c)

Next it splits its skin and it falls off

d)

After the skin falls off the new skin hardens until it is like a case

e)

Then, it hangs upside down using hooks on its body.

75.

Select the correct order of a butterfly's life cycle.

a)

Egg, Larva (caterpillar), Pupa (chrysalis), Adult (butterfly)

b)

Adult (butterfly), Larva (caterpillar), Pupa (chrysalis), Egg

76.

The mosquito life cycle starts when _____________________.

a)

an adult female mosquito lays her eggs on land.

b)

an adult female mosquito lays her eggs on water.

c)

an adult male mosquito lays his eggs on water.

d)

a caterpillar lays her eggs on water.

77.

What does the female mosquito need in order to lay eggs?

a)

The female mosquito doesn't need anything.

b)

The female mosquito first need a happy meal in order to lay her eggs

c)

The female mosquito first need a blood meal in order to lay her eggs.

78.

How many eggs can an egg raft have?

a)

several hundred eggs

b)

just one or two eggs

c)

a dozen of eggs

79.

What do you call the surface where larva breathes through?

a)

instar

b)

wriggler

c)

siphon

80.

Until how many times can a larva change its skin before it becomes a pupa?

a)

fourteen times

b)

forty times

c)

four times

81.

During this time period and between the molts the mosquito is called an ______________________.

a)

molting

b)

siphon

c)

instar

82.

What is the fourth stage of the Mosquito Life Cycle?

a)

adult mosquito

b)

larva

c)

pupa

d)

eggs

83.

After about _______ the mosquito emerges from its pupal case as an adult mosquito.

a)

one week

b)

one month

c)

one year

84.

_______________ feed on nectar and do not bite people.

a)

Female mosquitoes

b)

Male mosquitoes

85.

What is the correct order of Mosquito Life Cycle?

a)

eggs - larva - pupa - adult mosquito

b)

pupa - larva - egg - butterfly

c)

larva - adult mosquito - eggs - pupa

86.

Where do frogs lay eggs?

a)

under leaves

b)

in the water

c)

in the sand

d)

in mud

87.

List the stages of a frog's life cycle in order.

a)

Mother, Froglet, Tadpole, Frog, Egg

b)

Tadpole, Egg, Frog, Froglet

c)

Frog, Froglet, Tadpole, Adult

d)

Egg, Tadpole, Tadpole with legs, Froglet, Frog

88.

What is the first stage of a frog's life cycle?

a)

tadpole

b)

egg

c)

froglet

d)

frog

89.

Where do amphibians live?

a)

mountains

b)

on land

c)

in water

d)

both water and land

90.

When does a frog become an adult?

a)

when it has legs

b)

when it hatches

c)

when it's tail disappears

d)

when it can jump

91.

How is a tadpole similar to a fish?

a)

they both have gills

b)

they both have lungs

c)

they are not similar

d)

they both live on land

92.

The second stage of a frog's life cycle is_____________.

a)

eggs

b)

froglet

c)

frog

d)

tadpole

93.

A frog is an amphibian.

a)

True

b)

False

94.

What protects the eggs once they are laid?

a)

the male frog

b)

the female frog

c)

a jelly-like substance

d)

nothing

95.

The last stage of a frog's life cycle is ________.

a)

tadpole

b)

tadpole with legs

c)

froglet

d)

frog

96.

What is a life cycle?

a)

The stages a living thing goes through during its life.

b)

Life

c)

The stages a non-living thing goes through during its life

d)

Changes

97.

How many stages does a complete life cycle have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

1

d)

2

98.

How many stages does an incomplete life cycle have?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

99.

What is the name of a baby tree?

a)

seedling

b)

string

c)

twig

d)

acorn

100.

The process of changing form or shape

a)

Metamorphosis

b)

Life Cycle

c)

Pupa

d)

Adult

101.

Organisms with a backbone

a)

invertebrates

b)

vertebrates

c)

vegetarians

d)

vegans

102.

Organisms without a backbone

a)

vegans

b)

vegetarians

c)

invertebrates

d)

vertebrates

103.

What part of the plant is #1?

a)

flower

b)

stem

c)

root

d)

leaf

104.

Plants and animals both have life cycles.

a)

True

b)

False

105.

What is the first stage in the life cycle of most animals?

a)

Egg

b)

Adult

c)

Larva

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