Habitat of the living Worksheet-7

Habitat of the living Worksheet-7

Multiple-Choice Question:

11. Why do animals eat a lot before hibernating?

(A) they are really hungry

(B) They get large amount of food during that time of season

(C) to make themselves sleepy

(D) to build up a layer of fat

12. What is one example of how animals adapt in their environment in order to survive?

(A) they migrate                              (B) all of these

(C) they use camouflage                 (D) they hibernate

13. What does instinct mean?

(A) behaviours learned from their friends

(B) behaviour that an organism inherits

(C) behaviours learned from their parents

14. What happens when animal do not "fit in" with their surroundings?

(A) they run                                     (B) they sleep                        

(C) they eat more                            (D) they die

15. Epiphytes can be found on all of the following EXCEPT:

(A) Trunks            (B) Leaves            (C) the ground    (D) branches

16. Which of these is NOT a freshwater ecosystem?

(A) River              (B) Wetlands       (C) Reefs              (D) Pond

17. The body of water where a river and an ocean meet is called:

(A) an estuary                                  (B) an understory

(C) a wetland                                   (D) a pond

18. When is the intertidal zone covered with water?

(A) During high tide                        (B) During low tide

19. Which of the following are usually shallow and filled with an abundance of plant and animal life?

(A) Ponds             (B) Lakes              (C) Rivers             (D) Oceans

20. Which of the following animals can be found in a wetland environment?

(A) Beaver           (B) bear                (C) Salamander   (D) Lemming

21. The region below about 200 m in an open ocean is called the:

(A) Steppes          (B) dark zone       (C) Understory    (D) canopy

Answer Key:

11. (D)
12. (B)
13. (B)
14. (D)
15. (C)
16. (C)
17. (A)
18. (A)
19. (A)
20. (A)
21. (B)