2nd grade animals and habitats
2nd grade (Year 3 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.2-LS4-1, NGSS.3-LS4-3, NGSS.SEP 4, NGSS.K-LS1-1 · England: KS1 Y2 Living things and their habitats, KS2 Y4 Living things and their habitats
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Question 1
A class counted how many different kinds of plants and animals they found in 10 minutes at four places around school. Which place had the most variety (biodiversity)?
- A. pond
- B. hedge
- C. playing field
- D. car park (parking lot)
Question 2
Is this alive now, once alive, or never alive: a cotton shirt?
- A. alive now
- B. once alive (dead)
- C. never alive
Question 3
Which habitat is the camel best suited to?
- A. the ocean
- B. the desert
- C. the rainforest
- D. woodland
Question 4
What would probably happen to a polar bear moved to a hot desert?
- A. It would overheat and struggle to find food.
- B. It would be happier.
- C. It would turn into a camel.
- D. It would grow scales.
Question 5
True or false? Paper was once alive because it is made from trees.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 6
How many more kinds of living things were found at the pond than in the car park (parking lot)?
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Question 7
Which habitat suits this animal best: zebra?
- A. rainforest
- B. coral reef
- C. grassland (savanna)
- D. mountains
Question 8
Woodlice are found under logs and stones. What does this microhabitat give them?
- A. bright sunlight
- B. hot and dry conditions
- C. salty water
- D. damp and dark conditions
Question 9
Which animal is best suited to this habitat: rainforest?
- A. mountain goat
- B. toucan
- C. frog
- D. polar bear
Question 10
How could the school increase biodiversity on the playing field?
- A. Leave a strip of long grass and plant wild flowers.
- B. Cover it in concrete.
- C. Remove every tree and bush.
- D. Mow it every day.
Question 11
Which animal lives in the ocean?
- A. octopus
- B. sloth
- C. polar bear
- D. jaguar
Question 12
A seed in a packet does not seem to do anything. Is it alive?
- A. Yes, it is alive but resting until it gets water and warmth.
- B. No, it is a stone.
- C. No, it was never alive.
- D. Only on Sundays.
Question 13
A class counted how many different kinds of plants and animals they found in 10 minutes at four places around school. Which place had the least variety?
- A. pond
- B. hedge
- C. playing field
- D. car park (parking lot)
Question 14
Is this alive now, once alive, or never alive: water?
- A. alive now
- B. once alive (dead)
- C. never alive
Question 15
Which habitat is the jaguar best suited to?
- A. woodland
- B. the rainforest
- C. the desert
- D. the Arctic (polar)
Question 16
Coral reefs are losing colour as seas get warmer. Why does this matter for clownfish?
- A. It does not matter at all.
- B. It makes the water saltier.
- C. Clownfish only like bright colours.
- D. Their habitat gives them shelter and food, so damage to it harms them.
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