Beavers

A baby beaver is called a--

• pup

• shoat

• joey

• kit

True or False: Most of a beaver's heavy work involving its lodge and dam are done during the summer.

• True

• False

Beavers most commonly groom themselves using their-

• teeth

• tail

• feet

• tongue

True or False: Mother beavers only give birth to one baby each year.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is a harmful effect of beaver dams?

• Water does not reach plants or animals downstream who depend on it for survival.

• Beavers get stuck behind the dam.

• There are no harmful effects.

• Beaver dams create lakes.

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Which of the following is a beneficial effect of beaver dams?

• They create droughts.

• Dams create places for beavers to play with their friends.

• Dams create pond environments in which new plants and animals can survive

• Dams are great for keeping floods from happening.

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Which sentence best describes how a beaver lodge is different from the way it appears?

• It looks big but is really very tiny. 

• It has many holes but holds back the water.

• It is always placed near a waterfall.

• It looks like a pile of sticks but is really a home underneath.

Which sentence best explains why beavers are so busy?

• A lot of work goes into building a beaver lodge.

• Beavers do not get along well with other animals.

• Beaver dams are usually built in the middle of a pond.

• The beaver's main predators are wolves and river otters.

Which of the following best explains why a beaver is found in a forest? Beavers...

• Build dams and eat bark from trees

• Have small, rounded ears

• Have webbed feet to swim fast

• Like to live alone raising a family

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What is the primary material beavers use to construct their dams?

• Mud

• Rocks

• Wood

• Leaves