Vocabulary 1
A place where an animal or plants lives that has food, water and shelter is called a ___.
Habitat
An herbivore is an animal that only eats ___.
Plants
In this habitat, it is very cold all the time.
Arctic
In this habitat, the ground is covered with salt water.
Saltwater habitat.
What 3 things do animals need in a habitat to survive?
Food, water and shelter
A ___ is something that protects from weather or danger.
Shelter
An animal that eats both plants and animals is called an ___.
Omnivore
In this habitat, it is very dry and hot all the time.
Desert
In this habitat, you might find ducks or lily pads floating on the surface.
Freshwater habitat
Which of these animals is a predator - a lion or a zebra?
Lion
An animal that eats meat and waste left by other animals is called a ___.
Scavenger
Fill in the blank. The ___ of the desert is very hot and dry.
Climate
In this habitat, the climate varies and squirrels can make their homes there.
Temperate deciduous forest
This habitat has two seasons - a rainy summer and a dry winter.
East African Savanna
Which animal is a carnivore - coyote or a rabbit?
Coyote
A ___ is a treeless area where the ground is frozen and the temperature is very cold.
Tundra
A ___ climate is not too hot, and not too cold.
Temperate
In this habitat, it rains heavily all year long.
Rainforest
In this habitat, many plants can save and store water inside their plant parts.
Desert
Give an example of an animal that is extinct.
Answers vary - dinosaurs, wooly mammoth, dodo, saber tooth tiger, ground sloth, etc.
An animal that only eats meat is called a ___.
Carnivore
Which type of water is found in oceans that you should not drink?
Saltwater
This habitat is also known as a grassland.
East African Savanna
In this habitat, the ground has both mountains and valleys.
Saltwater habitat
Why was the bald eagle an endangered species?
Answers may vary - people were cutting down trees, farmers were hunting them, their habitats were being used to build houses/roads, etc.