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Exploring Animal Habitats

Exploring Animal Habitats

Animals in different habitats illustration

🌳 Part 1: What is a Habitat?

1. A habitat is a place where living things grow and survive. Circle the correct answer:

A place where only plants live

A place where living things get everything they need to survive

A place where only animals live

2. Fill in the blanks about habitats:

Living things need their ____________ to provide food, water, shelter, and ____________. Different animals and plants are suited to different ____________.

🏞️ Part 2: Three Main Habitats

3. Match each habitat with its description:
1. Forest
2. Ocean
3. Desert
A. Very dry with little water and hot temperatures
B. Full of trees, plants, and lots of rainfall
C. Large body of salty water covering most of Earth
4. Which of these animals would you find in a forest habitat? Check all that apply:

Kiwi bird

Shark

Possum

Tui bird

Whale

🐠 Part 3: Animals and Their Habitats

5. Draw lines to match each animal with its correct habitat:
Fish
Cactus
Deer
Crab
Lizard
Desert
Ocean
Forest
Ocean
Desert
6. Why do you think a fish cannot live in a desert? Explain your answer:

🌵 Part 4: Special Features for Survival

7. Animals and plants have special features that help them survive in their habitats. Circle the best answer:

A cactus has thick, waxy skin and stores water because it lives in the:

Ocean

Forest

Desert

8. Fill in the blanks about animal adaptations:

Fish have ____________ to help them breathe underwater and ____________ to help them swim. Birds in the forest have ____________ to help them fly between trees.

9. What special features might help an animal survive in a very cold forest? Write your ideas:

🎨 Part 5: Draw Your Favourite Habitat

10. Choose your favourite habitat (forest, ocean, or desert) and draw it in the box below. Include at least 3 different living things that live there:
11. Which habitat did you draw and why is it your favourite?
12. Name the living things you drew in your habitat:

1. ____________________

2. ____________________

3. ____________________

🌍 Part 6: Understanding Ecosystems

13. An ecosystem is when plants, animals, and their environment all work together. True or False?

True

False

14. What would happen if all the trees in a forest were cut down? How would this affect the animals living there?
15. Humans also need habitats to survive. What do we need from our environment to live? Check all that apply:

Clean air to breathe

Fresh water to drink

Food to eat

Shelter to live in

Only toys and games

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