Changing environments

Worksheet: Changing environments

Name:Class:

Answer the questions.

1. What is a classification key used for?
   a) To count seedsb) To identify living thingsc) To lock a caged) To measure rainfall
2. A key asks: 'Does it have wings?' What kind of question is this?
   a) A question about its ageb) A question about its namec) A question with many answersd) A yes or no question
3. Which feature could you use to sort animals into two groups in a key?
   a) Has a backbone or notb) Is my favouritec) Lives near my housed) Was seen on Monday
4. Which question would best split a group of garden minibeasts into two groups?
   a) Did I see it today?b) Does it have six legs?c) Is it nice?d) Is it small?
5. What often happens to many trees in autumn in cool places?
   a) Their leaves change colour and fallb) Their leaves turn into flowersc) They grow fruit overnightd) They shrink into the ground
6. Why do some birds fly to warmer places for the winter?
   a) The nests are too bigb) There is more food therec) They dislike snow gamesd) They want to sleep longer
7. What is it called when an animal sleeps through the cold winter?
   a) Evaporationb) Hibernationc) Migrationd) Pollination
8. Which is an example of pollution harming a river?
   a) A bridge's shadow on itb) Fish swimming in itc) Rain falling into itd) Rubbish thrown into the water
9. How can building a new road harm wildlife?
   a) It can destroy animal habitatsb) It gives animals more foodc) It makes the air cleanerd) It plants new forests
10. What is a nature reserve?
    a) A kind of factoryb) A place for building housesc) A protected place for wildlifed) A shop selling pets
11. In a classification key, each question helps us narrow down the choices.
    a) Trueb) False
12. Litter can never harm animals.
    a) Trueb) False
13. Cutting down forests can leave animals without homes.
    a) Trueb) False
14. Name one thing people can do to help protect habitats.
15. What word means animals travelling to another place for the season?
16. Give one way day length changes in winter compared with summer.