Climate and Adaptation Worksheet-3

Climate and Adaptation Worksheet-3

1. What is the most important group of animals on earth?

(Hint: As per the food web)

(A) insects                                      (B) mammals

(c) reptiles                                      (D) vertebrate animals

2. Name the bird that enters a saltwater crocodile’s mouth to pick out the parasites and food particles?

(A) Nile plover                              (B) Sparrow

(C) Crow                                         (D) Kingfisher

3. Which of the following statements is true?

(A) The major circulation pattern in the atmosphere is an east-to-west one; there is very little north or south movement of air.

(B) Geological features, as well as atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns, help determine which biomes occur where.

(C) Most of the great deserts lie between 40^o and 60^o north or south latitude.

(D) In the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere, the eastern edges of continents tend to be warmer than the western edges.

4. Which bamboo-eating bear has a baby that weighs less than an apple?

(A) Papa bear                                (B) Grizzly bear

(C) Panda bear                             (D) Polar bear

5. Which bird can fly straight up, down, and backward?

(A) Hummingbird                        (B) Sparrow

(C) Eagle                                        (D) Pigeon

6. This bird of prey was once termed the 'Cooks Bird'. Mark the correct name from the following.

(A) Eagle           (B) Owl              (C) Vulture        (D) Goshawk

7. In which of the following zoo, a large number of tigers had died in 2001?

(A) Nandankanan Zoological Park, Bhubaneshwar

(B) Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh

(C) Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad

(D) Simlipal National Park, Mayurbhanj

Answer Key:

1. (A)
2. (A)
3. (B)
4. (C)
5. (A)
6. (D)
7. (A)