Plants And Animals On Earth

Question 1

What are habitats in water called?

Answer 1

Aquatic habitats

Question 2

What are habitats on land called?

Answer 2

Terrestrial habitats.

Question 3

What does INTERDEPENDENCE mean in terms of plants and animals?

Answer 3

Plants and animals depend on each other for food and shelter.

Question 4

What does BIODIVERSITY mean?

Answer 4

Plants, animals and their habitats make up the biodiversity on earth.

Question 5

What are INDIGENOUS plants and animals?

Answer 5

They are plants and animals that have always lived in a certain area.

Question 6

How has the water lily adapted to live in water?

Answer 6

The leaves are large and flat and float on the water.

Question 7

How has the aloe adapted to live in dry areas?

Answer 7

The leaves are thick and fleshy to store water.

Question 8

How have rooibos plants adapted to dry and sandy soil?

Answer 8

The leaves are thin and small so less water loss takes place.

Question 9

How has a frog adapted to live in water?

Answer 9

Fingers and toes are webbed so it can swim.

Question 10

How have zebra adapted to live in grasslands?

Answer 10

Strong legs for running and stripes that temporarily blind predators when running.

Question 11

Describe what a plant HOST is.

Answer 11

A plant that provides food, water or shelter for another plant.

Question 12

Describe how butterflies and flowers depend on each other.

Answer 12

Butterflies drink nectar from flowers and flowers depend on butterflies for pollination.

Question 13

Name some of the non-living things (RESOURCES) that animals and plants depend on to survive.

Answer 13

Air, water, sun, soil

Question 14

Why is it important to remove alien plants from a natural habitat?

Answer 14

The alien plants grow more quickly and use up the resources required by the indigenous plants.

Question 15

Define EXOSKELETON.

Answer 15

She’ll or hard covering on the outside of an animal.

Question 16

Define INVERTEBRATE.

Answer 16

An animal that doesn’t have a backbone made of bone.

Question 17

What does it means when an animals MOULTS?

Answer 17

The animal sheds its outer covering to grow a new bigger one.

Question 18

What is an ENDOSKELETON?

Answer 18

The skeleton is found inside an animals body.

Question 19

Define VERTEBRATE.

Answer 19

An animal with a bony backbone.

Question 20

What is CARTILAGE?

Answer 20

Flexible, tough substance that cushions bones at joints.

Question 21

Name the five groups of animals that have an ENDOSKELETON.

Answer 21

Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.

Question 22

Define the word HABITAT.

Answer 22

The natural home of a plant or animal.

Question 23

How does pond weed adapt?

Answer 23

It grows just under the surface of the water to get lots of sun and has a flexible stem to move with the water.

Question 24

How has a cactus adapted?

Answer 24

It has a large stem to store water and has turned its leaves into spines because there is so much sun.

Question 25

How do plants that grow under trees adapt?

Answer 25

They grow bigger leaves to reach out and find sunlight.

Question 26

How has the dolphin adapted?

Answer 26

Smooth skin to swim fast.

Question 27

How has the eagle adapted?

Answer 27

Big eyes for spotting prey.

Question 28

How has the camel adapted?

Answer 28

Hump for storing fat for food.

Question 29

How has the giraffe adapted?

Answer 29

Long neck to reach high leaves.

Question 30

How has the seal adapted?

Answer 30

Blubber to keep warm.

Question 31

How has the lion adapted?

Answer 31

Gold fur to camouflage in the grass.

Question 32

How has the cheetah adapted?

Answer 32

Very fast to catch prey.

Question 33

How has the tiger adapted?

Answer 33

Sharp teeth to eat prey and striped fur to camouflage.

Question 34

Who is responsible for animals and plants becoming extinct?

Answer 34

Humans

Question 35

What do humans often do that endangers animals?

Answer 35

Destroy their habitat through urbanisation or deforestation.

Question 36

Name the common features of the DESERT habitat.

Answer 36

dry, hot/cold

Question 37

Name the common features of the TUNDRA habitat.

Answer 37

Cold, dry and tree-less