Test 1

Question 1

What does the term indigenous mean?

Answer 1

Plants and animals that live naturally in an area.

Question 2

What is a shelter?

Answer 2

A place that gives an animal or plant protection from danger and bad weather.

Question 3

What is biodiversity?

Answer 3

The variety of plants and animals that live on the Earth.

Question 4

Name 3 different types of animal adaptations.

Answer 4

1. Dolphins have smooth skin to move through the water quickly
2. Eagles have sharp eyesight to spot prey
3. Camels have humps to store water and fat
4. Seals and sea otters have blubber to keep warm in the water
5. Arctic wolves have white fur for camouflage
6. Polar bears have thick fur to keep warm
7. Giraffes have long necks to reach nutritious leaves in trees

Question 5

Name 2 types of plant adaptations.

Answer 5

1. In a tropical rainforest, plants climb onto each other to reach the sunlight
2. In a tundra habitat plants grow close together to keep warm
3. A cactus has a thick trunk to store water
4. Marine plants have flexible stems to move with the water.
5. Plants in a grassland have narrow leaves to lose less water.

Question 6

Name 3 types of habitats

Answer 6

Marine, River, Grassland, Tropical Rainforest, Temperate forest, Desert, Tundra and Underground/Soil

Question 7

What is interdependence?

Answer 7

When 2 or more things rely on one another.

Question 8

Give 2 examples of animals and plants relying on one another

Answer 8

1. Bees rely on getting nectar from plants and then the the plants rely on the bees to pollinate them.
2. Clown fish rely on anemones to live and the anemone relies on the clown fish to rub of bacteria to feed it
3. Birds rely on plants to drop seeds for it to eat and the plants rely on the bird to poop them out so more plants can grow.