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Plants and Animals Right Outside Your Door

Science · Ecosystems & Habitats · ages 6-8
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  1. Which of these is an animal?

    • Pondweed
    • A frog
    • A daisy

  2. Zara is walking in the park. Which of these is a plant she might spot growing there?

    • A woodlouse
    • A frog
    • A daisy

  3. Which of these is NOT a microhabitat?

    • Under a stone
    • Inside a rotting log
    • A whole park

  4. You turn over a stone in the garden. Which animal would you expect to find there?

    • Elephant
    • Dolphin
    • Woodlouse

  5. A puddle is a wet microhabitat. Which living thing would feel most at home in a puddle?

    • A woodlouse
    • A camel
    • A frog

  6. Under one log, Mia finds 1 worm, 1 slug, and 2 woodlice. How many different kinds of animals did she find?

    • 2
    • 3
    • 4

  7. Which group of three might you find living in and around a pond?

    • Frog, pondweed, and a duck
    • Lion, cactus, and a camel
    • Penguin, walrus, and a seal

  8. A cactus would grow well under a damp, dark log.

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. Ben says the whole meadow on a farm is a microhabitat. Mia says the space under one stone in the meadow is the microhabitat. Who is right?

    • Mia
    • Ben
    • Both of them

  10. Under Mia's log it is damp and dark. Which animal is most likely to live there?

    • A seagull
    • A woodlouse
    • A butterfly
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  1. A frog · A frog is an animal. A daisy and pondweed are plants.
  2. A daisy · A daisy is a wild flower that grows in parks. A woodlouse and a frog are animals.
  3. A whole park · A microhabitat is a very small space inside a bigger habitat. A whole park is a big habitat, not a tiny hidden spot.
  4. Woodlouse · Woodlice live under stones and logs, not out in the open like an elephant or a dolphin.
  5. A frog · A puddle is very wet, and frogs live in wet places in and around ponds and puddles.
  6. 3 · Worm, slug, and woodlouse are 3 different kinds. The 2 woodlice are the same kind.
  7. Frog, pondweed, and a duck · Frogs, ducks, and pondweed all live in and around ponds.
  8. False · Each microhabitat suits certain plants and animals. A cactus likes hot, dry, sunny places, not damp, dark ones.
  9. Mia · A microhabitat is a very small habitat inside a bigger one. The meadow is big, so the space under the stone is the microhabitat.
  10. A woodlouse · Woodlice need damp, dark places so their bodies do not dry out.
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