Grade 2 Science Practice Test: Habitats and Living Things
- Habitats and Living Things
- 10 questions
- 13 minutes
A habitat is the place where a plant or animal lives and gets what it needs. These questions ask which living things match which habitats.
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Question 1
What is a habitat?
Correct answer: D
A habitat gives a plant or animal food, water, shelter and space. It is a place, not a food or a group of animals.
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Question 2
Which animal lives in an ocean habitat?
Correct answer: C
An octopus lives in salt water in the ocean. Camels live in deserts, and squirrels and deer live on land.
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Question 3
A camel can go a long time without drinking water. Its wide feet help it walk on sand.
Which habitat is a good home for a camel?
Correct answer: A
Deserts are dry and sandy. Going a long time without water and walking on sand are just what a desert animal needs.
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Question 4
Which habitat has many tall trees, lots of rain and warm weather all year?
Correct answer: C
A tropical rain forest is warm and wet all year, and it is full of tall trees. Deserts are dry, and the Arctic is cold.
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Question 5
A class counted how many different kinds of plants and animals they found in four places.
Kinds of living things found Place Kinds found Pond 14 Parking lot 3 Lawn 6 School garden 9 Which place had the most different kinds of living things?
Correct answer: B
14 is the biggest number in the table, so the pond had the most kinds. The parking lot had the fewest, because it has little soil, water or shelter.
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Question 6
How does a pond habitat help a frog?
Correct answer: B
Frogs need water to keep their skin moist and to lay eggs, and they catch insects that live near ponds.
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Question 7
What will most likely happen to the fish if their pond dries up?
Correct answer: D
Fish need water to breathe and live. Without water, fish cannot survive in that place.
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Question 8
How does thick fur help a polar bear in its habitat?
Correct answer: A
Polar bears live in the icy Arctic. Thick fur and a layer of fat keep them warm.
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Question 9
Which group of living things would you most likely find in a grassland?
Correct answer: B
Grasslands are wide, open land covered with grasses, where animals like bison and prairie dogs live. Seaweed and sharks live in the ocean.
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Question 10
Which sentence about a desert and a pond is true?
Correct answer: A
A pond is a body of water, while a desert gets very little rain. Many plants and animals, such as cactuses and lizards, do live in deserts.
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