Classic Classic Quiz Units 4, 5, 6 by Simmy8 Simmy8 5 played - 9 yrs ago Ecology, Habitats QUIZ 20 QUESTIONS medium Environment 1 The study of how living things are connected to other living things and the places they live is called HabitatEcologyCycles of Nature 2 All plants and animals have a place where they find food and shelter called a BiomeForestHabitat 3 Plants and animals in a habitat are connected by the food they eat. This is sometimes called a : Food ChainFood CycleEating Cycle 4 Human life has an effect on habitats, often breaking cycles of nature. Examples of how humans have an effect on cycles of nature are : Over fishing, cutting forestsPollution, dumping toxins in the waterAll of the above 5 Some desert animals that have developed ways to keep cool : The dingo sits in the shade, and termites build cooling towersGround Squirrels use their tails as a sun-umbrella, and snake's waterproof skin keeps them from drying out.All of the above 6 Some desert animals only come out at night to feed when it is cooler, they have good eyesight for hunting in the dark some examples are : Kangaroo rats, the fennec fox, and owlsThe Dingo, Ground Squirrels, TermitesAll of the Above 7 Ocean animals live in different zones depending on how much light they need. Which of the following statements are true? Most Animals live at the surface zone because they need sunlight to live.Animals can't live deeper than 200m because it is too darkThere is no food for fish to eat at depths of 1, 000 metres 8 Birds feed and penguins swim at the ________________ zone of the ocean. TwilightSurfaceOcean floor 9 Most of the fish we eat live at this zone. Sharks, dolphins, octopus and tuna live here. Sunlit zoneDark zoneOcean floor 10 The angler-fish and the viper fish live in the __________________ zone DarkSurfaceSunlit 11 Creatures such as starfish and sea urchins can live below 4, 000 metres TrueFalse, nothing can live that deep in the ocean, the pressure would crush themFalse, The ocean doesn't go that deep. 12 In the twilight zone, 80% of fish can make their own light. They do this by : Some have their own chemicals to make lightSome have glowing bacteria living in their skinAll of the above 13 Which best describes the Angler-fish : A pretty, rainbow colored fish that lives in the sunlit zoneA frightening-looking creature that uses its light like a fishing rod in the twilight zoneA blue colored fish that penguins eat at the surface zone. 14 Some of the most amazing animals are dying out or are endangered is because of : Human pollution and rubbishThey are killed for sport or foodAll of the above 15 Some New Zealand endangered animals are : Yellow-eyed penguins, Kakapo, Otago giant skink, and Okarito brown KiwiTigers and black rhinosSnakes and lizards 16 90% of Humpback whales have been killed by Whalers with harpoonsSharksFishing nets 17 Seals get tangled in plastic trash, and rare Hector's dolphins are trapped in fishing nets. TrueFalse, the animals are very careful and steer clear of trash and nets.False, humans are careful and don't throw trash in the ocean or use nets anymore. 18 Kakapo are seriously endangered. There are only ____________________left 300, 0001, 000100 19 New Zealand's most endangered penguin species Yellow-eyed penquinOtago giantLittle blue penguin 20 The word Endangered means Rare or threatenedLiving and ThrivingExtinct Commentaires
