Animal habitats | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of these is a living thing?
- a toy elephant
- a kite
- a worm ✓
To stay alive, living things need food, air and ...
- 'water' ✓
Which of these is a non-living thing?
- a woodpecker
- a fallen leaf
- a toy caterpillar ✓
These leaves have fallen from a tree. How would we describe these leaves?
- The leaves are alive.
- The leaves are dead. ✓
- The leaves have never been alive.
Scientists can sort things into alive and not alive. This is called ...
- measuring.
- researching.
- grouping. ✓
Izzy is grouping things into alive, dead and never alive. Which things should she put into the never alive group?
- the giraffe and the plant
- the mug and the toy ladybird ✓
- the dead roses and the skull
- the skull and the mug

What is the name for a place where plants and animals live?
- 'habitat' ✓
What is a living thing?
- A living thing is something that is dead.
- A living thing is something that is alive. ✓
- A living thing is something that has never been alive.
Why do living things live in different habitats?
- Living things need to live in a habitat that meets their basic needs. ✓
- Living things like living in different habitats.
- Living things cannot travel to new habitats.
A seal's habitat is near to the sea. Why is this a good place for a seal to live?
- Seals like to sunbathe.
- Seals eat sea creatures. ✓
- Seals are good swimmers.
- Seals like the light from lighthouses.
Is a desert a suitable habitat for a hippo?
- Yes, because they eat grasses and fruit.
- Yes, because they don't need shelter from the Sun.
- No, because they spend most of their time in water to keep their skin wet. ✓
- No, because they prefer places to climb trees.
Match each animal to its habitat.
- clownfish
  
  ⇔
  
  coral reef ✓
- squirrel
  
  ⇔
  
  woodland ✓
- polar bear
  
  ⇔
  
  the Arctic ✓
- iguana
  
  ⇔
  
  rainforest ✓

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An animal’s habitat is like its ‘home’. Habitats can be divided into 'hot' and 'cold' habitats.

Examples and photographs showing different habitats.

Animals - An animal is a living thing which moves and eats other animals or plants.
Living - Something that is living is alive. It can grow, reproduce, move, feed and get rid of waste material.
Habitat - The place where a plant or animal lives is called its habitat.
Suitable - Someone or something that is suitable for a particular purpose or occasion is right or acceptable for it.
Basic needs - A living thing's basic needs must be met for them to stay alive.