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7Ca1 What is the area where a polar bear lives

called?A the winter habitatB the Arctic habitatC the desert environmentD the igloo

2 The conditions in an environment are caused by:A day factors and night factors.B summer factors and winter factors.C physical environmental factors.D only animal factors.

3 What does the word ‘adapted’ mean?A When a plant can live on the top of a mountain..B When a living thing cannot survive on its own.C When a living thing is not suited to where it lives.D When a living thing is well suited to where it lives.

4 What does the word ‘distribution’ mean?A The different tribes that live in a habitat.B The total number of organisms living in a habitat.C The different species that live in a habitat.D Where organisms are found in a habitat.

7Cb1 One way in which fi sh are adapted to their

habitat is:A they die of old age or disease.B they can be caught using a hook and a worm.C they breathe using air holes.D they breathe using gills.

2 The drawing shows a squirrel. Which feature shows that it is adapted to climbing vertical tree trunks?

3 One of the most important adaptations for organisms living in hot, dry areas is:A to have thick hair.B not to have sharp claws.C to wash regularly.D not to waste any water.

4 Polar bears live in the Arctic and eat seals. In the Arctic there is less and less ice each year. Which of these is a reason why this will make polar bears thinner? A The seals are easier to fi nd because there is less ice for them to be on.B It is easier to get to the seals because there is no ice in the way.C There are less cold fi sh in the sea.D The bears must swim further to reach the ice to get the seals on which they feed.

7Cc1 Which of these is a seasonal change?

A A daisy fl ower opens and closes againB It is dark at night.C It is colder in winter.D It is warmer during the day.

2 What does the word ‘nocturnal’ mean?A Plants that lose their leaves in winter.B Things that are cold.C Organisms that are active at night.D Animals that go to sleep for the winter.

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3 What does a rabbit do when winter comes?A it dies C it hibernatesB it migrates D it grows thicker fur

4 What is a deciduous tree?A A tree that keeps its leaves in winter. B A tree that loses its leaves in winter.C A tree that grows extremely tall in cold weather.D A tree that never photosynthesises and only respires in summer.

7Cd1 A herbivore:

A only eats plants.B never eats.C eats plants and animals.D only eats animals.

2 The drawing shows a lion.Which feature of the lion is common to many predators but not to many prey?

A It has good eyesight.B It has forward facing eyes.C The colour of its hair camoufl ages it.D It has legs.

3 Which feature of this animal suggests that it is prey for larger animals?

A It eats worms.B It feeds on insects.C It has a long nose.D It has spines on its body.

4 This bird lives on the seashore.Look at its beak. What do you think it feeds on?A large fi shB shellfi sh attached to the rocksC seaweedD shellfi sh buried deep in the sand

7Ce1 Which of these food chains is the correct way

to show grass being eaten by rabbits, and rabbits being eaten by foxes?A fox rabbit grassB grass rabbit foxC grass rabbit foxD grass rabbit fox

2 In science, what is a ‘consumer’?A A plant that does not need to eat anything.B A plant that starts a food chain.C Someone who watches Watchdog on TV.D An animal that eats other organisms.

3 A gardener found that something had been eating his lettuces. Which of the following pieces of evidence is the best to show that rabbits were responsible?A The gardener knows that rabbits eat lettuces.B There are rabbit droppings near the lettuces.C The lettuces were eaten at night.D The man at the pub said it must be rabbits.

4 Lions eat oryx. Oryx eat grass. Caracals eat oryx. Baboons don’t eat oryx but do eat scrub hares, which eat grass. Which pairs of animals are in competition?A caracal and baboon, oryx and scrub hareB baboon and scrub hare onlyC lion and caracal, oryx and scrub hareD lion and caracal only

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