Grade 6 · Science · Unit 5 of 15
Adaptations & Endangered Animals
Structure, habitat and survival
What your child practises
Practises how an animal’s body suits its environment, how related animals differ in different places, why some animals are endangered and how people study and protect them.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: Life Science: Diversity of Life · how adaptations suit animals to their environments, and why some animals are endangered
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A wildlife reserve is…
- a shopping area
- a place for building roads
- a place with no animals
- land protected so animals can live safely
land protected so animals can live safely
Hint: People agree to keep it wild.
Question 2
Which action helps endangered animals?
- polluting rivers
- protecting their habitat
- hunting even more
- building over it
protecting their habitat
Hint: Animals need safe places.
Question 3
Fins and streamlined bodies help fish…
- fly high in the air
- move through water easily
- dig tunnels
- climb trees
move through water easily
Hint: A smooth shape slips through water.
Question 4
Tracking tags and cameras left in forests help scientists…
- stop the rain
- feed the animals
- study where animals live and travel
- paint the animals bright colours
study where animals live and travel
Hint: They give clues about animals’ movements.
Question 5
Webbed feet on a duck help it…
- run in sand
- climb
- swim
- dig
swim
Hint: They work like paddles.
Question 6
A moth that blends in with tree bark is less likely to be seen by birds, so it is more likely to…
- survive and have young
- turn into a bird
- lose its wings
- be seen and eaten quickly
survive and have young
Hint: This is natural selection at work.