For each question, circle the correct answer.
Question 1
The time it begins to get dark is called...
A) dawn
B) daytime
C) dusk
D) night-time
Question 2
The coldest time is...
A) dawn
B) daytime
C) dusk
D) night-time
Question 3
The lightest time is...
A) dawn
B) daytime
C) dusk
D) night-time
Question 4
The time it begins to get light is called...
A) dawn
B) daytime
C) dusk
D) night-time
Question 5
Choose the piece of equipment that is not a sensor.
A) datalogger
B) light meter
C) sound meter
D) thermometer
Question 6
Animals use camouflage to...
A) attract a mate
B) help identification
C) hide from other animals
D) protect their skin
Question 7
Frogs go into a deep sleep through the winter. This is called...
A) emigration
B) extinction
C) hibernation
D) migration
Question 8
When birds move to warmer places in winter they...
A) die out
B) emigrate
C) hibernate
D) migrate
Question 9
Many butterflies ______as eggs or pupae.
A) die back
B) emigrate
C) hibernate
D) migrate
Question 10
The leaves of an iris plant ______in the winter.
A) die back
B) drop off
C) hibernate
D) stay green
Question 11
Look at the food chain.
The fox is...
A) a herbivore
B) a predator
C) the prey
D) a producer
Question 12
Look at the food chain.
The producer is the...
A) bird
B) cat
C) caterpillar
D) green leaf
Question 13
Look at the food chain.
The primary consumer is the...
A) bird
B) cat
C) caterpillar
D) green leaf
Question 14
A rabbit is...
A) a carnivore
B) a herbivore
C) an omnivore (eats animals and plants)
D) a producer
Question 15
Most humans are...
A) carnivores
B) herbivores
C) omnivores (eat animals and plants)
D) producers
Question 16
The pattern in temperature and rainfall from one year to the next is called the...
A) climatic stress
B) climate
C) environmental conditions
D) weather
Question 17
The temperature, rainfall and wind at a particular time are called the...
A) climatic stress
B) climate
C) environmental conditions
D) weather
Question 18
All the conditions in a place are called the...
A) climatic stress
B) climate
C) environmental conditions
D) weather
Question 19
Extremes of temperature and amounts of water cause animals and plants difficulties. These difficulties are called the...
A) climatic stress
B) climate
C) environmental conditions
D) weather
Question 20
Choose the correct food chain.
A) mouse ® owl ® wheat
B) owl ® mouse ® wheat
C) wheat ® mouse ® owl
D) wheat ® owl ® mouse
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