Where Plants and Animals Live 2 Worksheet

What is a habitat? It's "home"! At least, it is for the plants and animals that live there. They each need different things and so they live in a place that gives them what they need.

A penguin hunts for fish and is designed for cold places, so you will find them in the seas near Antarctica.

In this worksheet think about what plants and animals you know about need and use that knowledge to help you to work out the answers.

Here are three places to live (HABITATS):


POND	WILDFLOWER MEADOW	SOIL

Match the animals to the best place for them to live.

Column A	Column B
butterfly	soil
fish	wildflower meadow
bee	wildflower meadow
worm	pond
dragonfly	pond
duck	wildflower meadow
rabbit	pond
frog	soil
woodlouse	pond

Why do snails often live under flowerpots and stones?

it is cool and dark

it is warm and cosy

there is no noise

Why are butterflies often found near flowers?

they can hide among the flowers

they get their food from the flowers

they like pretty colours

Why are frogs often found near water?

they often get thirsty

they need to keep their skin damp

they like to keep clean

Molly is in a place where she sees a squirrel, two snails, some nettles and lots of ants.

Where do you think Molly is?

a wood

a beach

a pond

Esme is somewhere where she can see lots of flowers, some bees and three butterflies.

Where is she?

a wood

a garden

a beach

Jonathan is sitting quietly and he has spotted two ducks, a frog and some water lilies.

Where is he?

the seaside

a pond

a fallen tree

ANSWERS

Question 1

Here are three places to live (HABITATS):


POND	WILDFLOWER MEADOW	SOIL

Match the animals to the best place for them to live.

CORRECT ANSWER

Column A	Column B
butterfly	wildflower meadow
fish	pond
bee	wildflower meadow
worm	soil
dragonfly	pond
duck	pond
rabbit	wildflower meadow
frog	pond
woodlouse	soil

EDDIE SAYS

Butterflies and bees visit flowers in the meadow and the rabbits feed there (they build their burrows in the soil). Fish live in the pond, dragonflies hunt insects there and ducks and frogs swim in the water. Worms live in the soil and woodlice like the soil under stones.

ANSWERS

Question 2

Why do snails often live under flowerpots and stones?

CORRECT ANSWER

it is cool and dark

EDDIE SAYS

Snails need to find places where they are out of sight and where they can keep their wet bodies cool and moist. So under stones and flowerpots is perfect for them.

ANSWERS

Question 3

Why are butterflies often found near flowers?

CORRECT ANSWER

they get their food from the flowers

EDDIE SAYS

Butterflies are often found near flowers because they feed on the sweet nectar that the flowers provide. This helps them to fly around to find a mate.

ANSWERS

Question 4

Why are frogs often found near water?

CORRECT ANSWER

they need to keep their skin damp

EDDIE SAYS

Frogs have 'moist' skins (which helps them to breathe) and so they are usually found near water. If their skin dries out they will die.

ANSWERS

Question 5

Molly is in a place where she sees a squirrel, two snails, some nettles and lots of ants.

Where do you think Molly is?

CORRECT ANSWER

a wood

EDDIE SAYS

Squirrels live in trees, snails eat plants, nettles and ants live on land - so none of them would like a beach and they would not like a pond either!

ANSWERS

Question 6

Esme is somewhere where she can see lots of flowers, some bees and three butterflies.

Where is she?

CORRECT ANSWER

a garden

EDDIE SAYS

She might have seen the flowers in a wood but it's more likely to be in a garden where there will be lots of flowers in the summer, attracting many bees and butterflies into the garden.