Habitats
Woodland Forest
Rain Forest
Desert
Arctic
100
What is a habitat?
A place where plants and animals meet their needs/live.
100
What is a woodland forest?
A habitat that gets enough rain and sunlight for the trees to grow well.
100
What is a rain forest?
A habitat where it rains almost every day.
100
What is a desert?
A desert is a dry habitat.
100
What is the Arctic?
The Arctic is a very cold place near the North Pole.
200
What do all living things need?
Food, water, air, and a safe place to live/grow (shelter)
200
Why do you think some animals go into a deep sleep in winter?
The animals go to sleep because it is cold and food is hard to find.
200
Describe the type of weather in a rain forest.
The weather is warm and it rains almost every day.
200
True or False? A desert gets a lot of rain each year.
False
200
Why do plants in the Arctic grow very low to the ground?
They grow low to the ground to stay safe from strong winds.
300
Describe the habitat of a catfish.
A catfish lives in the water. It gets food and oxygen from the water.
300
Explain what the word migrate means.
To move to warmer places when the weather gets cold.
300
True or False? There can be more than 70 inches of rain in a rain forest each year.
True
300
How does a cactus survive in the desert?
A cactus stores water in its thick stem.
300
Why does the Arctic fox's coat change from brown in the summer to white in the winter?
The Arctic fox's coat changes to white in the winter so that it can camoflouge into the snow so predators won't see it.
400
How does a kingfisher get food?
It swoops into the water to catch fish.
400
How do animals helps plants spread their seeds throughout the floor of the woodland forest?
Some seeds stick to the animals fur and as the animal walks around the forest the seeds fall to the ground.
400
What are two kinds of animals that live in the tops of trees in a rain forest?
monkeys and parrots
400
Where do many animals in the desert go during the day?
They hide underground or below rocks to keep cool.
400
What parts help a musk ox live in the Arctic?
The musk ox's thick heavy coat helps it to survive in the cold. The musk ox uses it's horns to protect itself from danger.
500
What might happen to the animals and plants living in a pond if their habitat dried up?
The animals might die; the animals might move to another place that has water.
500
What happens in the woodland forest during the spring?
trees grow buds; animals have babies
500
How are a rain forest and a woodland forest alike? How are they different? You must answer both questions to get the points!
Animals and plants live in both a woodland forest and rain forest. A woodland forest has four different seasons. A rain forest is warm and it rains almost everyday.
500
How are a cactus and a tree alike? How are they different? You must answer both questions to get the points!
A cactus and a tree are both plants. A cactus stores water in its stem and can go a long time without water and a tree cannot.
500
Why do some animals leave the Arctic in the winter?
Animals migrate to warmer places in order to find food.