For grade one students across the United States, understanding the concept ‘habitat’ has become an ever important part of environmental and earth studies. So this habitat quiz for grade one is designed to test and improve your knowledge on habitats. To take this habitat quiz you will need to answer the questions given below correctly and as accurately as possible so stay focused and all the best!
Q1. What is a Habitat?
A. A place where animals live
B. A place of human occupation
C. A type of animal
D. A place where plants grow
Answer: A. A place where animals live
Q2. What is a habitat’s job?
A. To find a home for animals
B. To provide food and shelter for animals
C. To protect animals from danger
D. To keep animals safe
Answer: B. To provide food and shelter for animals
Q3. What is a ‘niche’?
A. A type of animal
B. A place where animals live
C. The role an animal/ organism plays in its environment
D. A group of animals
Answer: C. The role an animal/ organism plays in its environment
Q4. What is the difference between an animal’s habitat and its home?
A. There is no difference
B. Habitat is a wider area and home is where the animal sleeps
C. A habitat is a place where an animal finds food and home is where the animal lives
D. A habitat is where the animal lives and home is where the animal finds food
Answer: B. Habitat is a wider area and home is where the animal sleeps
Q5. What does the term ‘territory’ mean in relation to animals?
A. A place where an animal breeds
B. A place where an animal finds food
C. A place where an animal lives
D. A place where an animal defends its resources
Answer: D. A place where an animal defends its resources
Q6. What do animals need in order to survive in different habitats?
A. Water, food and shelter
B. Food, shelter and land
C. Water, food and land
D. Water, food and sunlight
Answer: A. Water, food and shelter
Q7. What are examples of aquatic habitats?
A. Lakes, rivers, marshes and ponds
B. Plains, deserts, oceans and mountains
C. Grasslands, deserts, tropical forests and woodlands
D. Deserts, polar regions, tropical rainforests and caves
Answer: A. Lakes, rivers, marshes and ponds
Q8. What are some examples of land habitats?
A. Plains, deserts, oceans and mountains
B. Lakes, rivers, marshes and ponds
C. Grasslands, deserts, tropical forests and woodlands
D. Deserts, polar regions, tropical rainforests and caves
Answer: C. Grasslands, deserts, tropical forests and woodlands
Q9. What type of habitat do many animals live in (hint: it starts with a ‘t’)?
A. Desert
B. Ocean
C. Mountain
D. Taiga
Answer: D. Taiga
Q10. What is the most common type of habitat?
A. Forest
B. Savannah
C. Desert
D. Mountain
Answer: A. Forest
Q11 .What is the coldest type of habitat?
A. Ocean
B. Desert
C. Mountain
D. Tundra
Answer: D. Tundra
Q12. What is the difference between an animal’s habitat and its environment?
A. There is no difference
B. An animal’s habitat is where it survives and its environment is where it lives
C. An animal’s habitat is where it lives and its environment is where it survives
D. An animal’s habitat is wider than its environment
Answer: B. An animal’s habitat is where it survives and its environment is where it lives
Q13. How do habitats provide shelter for animals?
A. By protecting them from predators
B. By providing food and water
C. By providing a safe place to rest and sleep
D. By providing an area to raise young
Answer: C. By providing a safe place to rest and sleep
Q14. What are some examples of desert habitats?
A. Rainforests, woodlands and wetlands
B. Savannahs, grasslands and plains
C. Mountains, oceans and lakes
D. Canyons, scrublands and dunes
Answer: D. Canyons, scrublands and dunes
Q15. What is the best way for humans to help animals in their habitats?
A. By leaving them alone
B. By providing food and water
C. By protecting them from predators
D. By not destroying habitats
Answer: D. By not destroying habitats
Q16. What type of habitat is found in a tropical rainforest?
A. Forest
B. Desert
C. Taiga
D. Savannah
Answer: A. Forest
Q17. What type of habitat is found in a grassland?
A. Forest
B. Desert
C. Taiga
D. Savannah
Answer: D. Savannah
Q18.What is a pond habitat?
A. A type of animal
B. A type of plant
C. A type of water body
D. A type of rock
Answer: C. A type of water body
Q19. What type of food do animals in habitats need?
A. Fruits and vegetables
B. Insects, rodents and other small animals
C. Grass, leaves and other plants
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
Q20. What type of animal typically lives in a burrow?
A. Bears
B. Deer
C. Foxes
D. Rabbits
Answer: D. Rabbits
Congratulations on completing this quiz on habitats for grade one. We hope this was fun and an engaging way to help improve your knowledge on habitats and the different kinds of animals and plants that call them home.