Examples of animal habitats for kids to learn about.

📚 Quick Study Guide

🌍 Habitat: A habitat is a natural environment where a plant or animal lives. It provides food, water, shelter, and space. 🏞️ Forest: A land ecosystem dominated by trees. Animals here adapt to living among the trees and plants. 🌵 Desert: A hot and dry environment with very little rainfall. Animals and plants here are adapted to conserve water. ❄️ Arctic: A cold and icy environment. Animals have thick fur or blubber to survive. 🌊 Ocean: A large body of saltwater. Home to a huge variety of marine life. 🌾 Grassland: Wide open areas covered with grass. Animals often graze here. 🐸 Pond: Small body of freshwater. Home to amphibians, insects and water plants.

Practice Quiz

1. What is a habitat?
   1. A type of food animals eat.
   2. The natural environment where an animal lives.
   3. A game animals play.
   4. A type of animal.
2. Which of these animals would you most likely find in a forest?
   1. A camel.
   2. A polar bear.
   3. A squirrel.
   4. A whale.
3. What is a characteristic of a desert habitat?
   1. Lots of rainfall.
   2. Very little rainfall.
   3. Always cold.
   4. Many trees.
4. Which animal is best suited to live in the Arctic?
   1. A lizard.
   2. A penguin.
   3. A giraffe.
   4. A monkey.
5. What kind of water is found in an ocean habitat?
   1. Freshwater.
   2. Saltwater.
   3. Rainwater.
   4. Icy water.
6. Which plant is most likely to be found in grassland?
   1. A cactus.
   2. Grass.
   3. A water lily.
   4. A pine tree.
7. What type of animal would you expect to find in a pond?
   1. A lion.
   2. A frog.
   3. A bear.
   4. A snake.