Habitats Unit Test

1. What is a habitat?

• A place where freshwater and saltwater meet.
• A place with very little rainfall.
• A natural home or environment where an animal lives.
• A place that is very wet with lots of rainfall.

2. True or False: Tundra ecosystems are very cold, treeless habitats.

• True
• False

3. The tundra has a layer of permafrost. What is permafrost?

• Plants that grow in crevices where it is warmer and protected from the cold.
• A thin layer of the atmosphere that lets sunlight through.
• A thick layer of soil that remains frozen year-round.
• A thick layer of clouds that block out the sun.

4. Which of the following animals below would you find in the tundra?

• A.
• B.
• C.

5. Wetland regions have land that is _____ most of the time.

• very wet
• very dry
• frozen
• very hot

6. True or False: Wetland regions are only found in freshwater areas.

• True
• False

7. How are wetland regions helpful to the environment?

• They protect our shores from pollution.
• They help to reduce flooding.
• They help improve water quality.
• All of the above

8. Which of the following animals below would you find in a wetland region?

• A.
• B.
• C.

9. Woodland regions are loaded with lots of plants and trees. What type of trees can be found in these regions?

• only evergreens grow there.
• only deciduous trees grow there.
• only palm trees grow there.
• both deciduous and evergreens can grow there.

10. What mainly grows in the grasslands?

• Many types of trees grow in the grassland regions.
• Mostly tall grasses and natural vegetation grows in the grassland regions.
• Lots of orange and apple trees grow in these regions.
• Nothing grows there since it never rains in these regions.