For Each Question, Circle the Correct Answer

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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