Habitats
Directions: Print this page and use the links to answer the questions.
Step 1: Let’s watch a video about habitats. Then answer the following questions.
1. The characteristics and properties of a tundra include _______.
a. Cold climate
b. Little plant life
c. No trees
d. Lush plant life
e. A, B, and C
2. The characteristics and properties of a desert include ________.
a. Climate: hot and dry or cold and dry.
b. Precipitation: little rainfall
c. Plants: cactus and other drought-resistant plants
d. Animals: rattlesnakes, lizards, and camels
e. All of the above.
3. The characteristics and properties of a grassland include ________.
a. Wide open spaces
b. Grasses, but no trees
c. Typical animals: buffalo, rabbits, lions, wallabies
d. All of the above
4. Which of the following answers is false concerning temperate forests?
a. Temperate forests have four seasons.
b. Temperate forests contain trees such as oak and maple.
c. Temperate forests contain varied plants such as cactus and tumbleweeds.
d. Temperate forests are host to such animals as deer, squirrels and bears.
5. Is it important for animals to adapt to their habitat? Why or why not?
a. It is of little importance, because the climate and other aspects of the habitat are
constantly changing.
b. It is very important for animals to be able to change (adapt) to fit the
requirements of their habitat, in order to find food, water and shelter and be able
to survive.
c. It is not very important, since all animals migrate from one habitat to another as
the seasons change.
6. What are types of water habitats?
a. Freshwater and seawater
b. Freshwater and saltwater
c. Saltwater and carbonated water
d. Saltwater and hydrogenated water
Step 2: What’s it like where you live? Click on the picture and answer the
following questions.
7. What are the six habitats listed under the biomes of the world?
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8. What are the three freshwater ecosystem habitats?
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9. What are the three marine ecosystem habitats?
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10. What are the two types of rainforests? _____________________,
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Choose 1 habitat from each of the categories (biomes, marine, and freshwater).
List 3 important facts about each habitat.
11. Habitat name ___________________________
a. Fact 1:
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b. Fact 2:
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c. Fact 3:
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12. Habitat name ___________________________
a. Fact 1:
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b. Fact 2:
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c. Fact 3:
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13. Habitat name ___________________________
a. Fact 1:
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b. Fact 2:
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c. Fact 3:
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