Nam Phong - ESL - Quiz 12

Which of these animals are predators?

• zebra

• cow

• fox

• jaguar

Answer explanation

Foxes and jaguars hunt and kill other animals for food. They are carnivores because they are meat eaters.

Can an animal be a predator and also prey?

• Yes!

• No!

Answer explanation

Yes, smaller predators can be hunted by bigger predators.

For example, frogs are predators to small insects that they eat but they are also the prey of snakes because snakes eat them.

What do omnivores eat?

• meat and plants

• just meat

• just plants

What do carnivores eat?

• meat and plants

• just meat

• just plants

What do herbivores eat?

• meat and plants

• just meat

• just plants

Always, sometimes or never?

Predators are carnivores.

• Always

• Sometimes

• Never

Answer explanation

Sometimes - some predators are carnivores but some (like humans and dogs) are omnivores.

Always, sometimes or never?

Predators are herbivores.

• Always

• Sometimes

• Never

Answer explanation

Never - predators hunt and kill other animals for food. Herbivores do not eat meat so they don't need to hunt. They are often hunted by other animals though!

Always, sometimes or never?

Carnivores are predators.

• Always

• Sometimes

• Never

Answer explanation

Always - Carnivores eat other animals so they have to hunt and kill them. This makes them predators.

What is the best habitat for a polar bear?

• The Arctic circle

• A forest

• The jungle

• A desert

Animals need to ​ (a)   to suit their changing environment. This means that they ​ (b)   as their ​ (c)   changes. Because of global warming and other types of ​ (d)   , animals are not able to​ ​adapt quickly enough and they become ​ (e)   .

• adapt
• change
• habitat
• climate change
• extinct