Habitats
Oceans, lakes, rivers, and wetlands.
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide.
What bird is famous for being able to mimic human speech?
Parrot.
Which ocean is the deepest in the world?
Pacific Ocean
What type of plant, common in deserts, stores water in its thick, fleshy stems?
Cactus.
Name two types of terrestrial habitats.
Forests, mountains, grasslands, mountains, jungles, savannas, tundras.
Which part of the plant conducts photosynthesis?
Leaf
Which insect can lift objects over 50 times its own body weight?
Ants.
What marine creature has no brain, heart, or bones?
Jellyfish
What small rodent, often found in deserts, can survive without ever drinking water?
Kangaroo rat.
Name two of the four components that make up a habitat.
What pigment gives plants their green color?
Chlorophyll
Which animal can sleep for up to three years during times of drought?
Snail
Which water-based mammal is known for using tools, like rocks, to crack open shellfish?
Otters
Which reptile, known for its ability to flatten its body and squirt blood from its eyes, lives in North American deserts?
Horned lizard.
What makes a marine habitat different from a freshwater habitat?
Marine habitats have saltwater.
What is the term for a plant that lives for more than two years?
Perennial
How many legs does a lobster have?
Ten
Which amphibian, often found in rivers and streams, can breathe through its skin?
Salamander
What is the driest desert in the world, located in South America?
Atacama Desert
How many species of living creatures go extinct each year?
50,000 species.
Which tree is the tallest in the world?
Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
Which mammal lays eggs?
Platypus (also echidna)
Which bird, often seen near rivers, dives underwater to catch fish?
Kingfisher
What’s the term for a sudden and intense desert rainstorm that causes flash flooding?
Cloudburst.