Online Test — Diversity in the Living World
15 Questions • 15 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 15
The huge variety of living organisms on Earth is called:
Biodiversity
Habitat
Adaptation
Classification
Explanation: Biodiversity is the variety of living organisms.
Question 2 of 15
Small plants with soft green stems are called:
Trees
Shrubs
Herbs
Climbers
Explanation: Herbs are small plants with soft, green stems.
Question 3 of 15
A bushy plant with woody stems branching near the ground is a:
Herb
Shrub
Tree
Creeper
Explanation: Shrubs are medium, bushy plants with woody stems near the ground.
Question 4 of 15
An animal that eats only plants is a:
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
Producer
Explanation: Herbivores eat only plants.
Question 5 of 15
Putting organisms with similar features into groups is called:
Classification
Evaporation
Reflection
Pollination
Explanation: Grouping organisms by shared features is classification.
Question 6 of 15
Which feature do most plants have but most animals do not?
They can move freely
They make their own food
They eat other organisms
They have a backbone
Explanation: Most plants make their own food; animals cannot.
Question 7 of 15
Animals that have a backbone are called:
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
Herbs
Producers
Explanation: Vertebrates have a backbone.
Question 8 of 15
Which of these is an invertebrate?
Snake
Bird
Earthworm
Frog
Explanation: An earthworm has no backbone, so it is an invertebrate.
Question 9 of 15
The natural home of an organism is its:
Habitat
Vertebra
Trunk
Orbit
Explanation: A habitat is where an organism naturally lives.
Question 10 of 15
A pond and a river are examples of ___ habitats.
Terrestrial
Aquatic
Desert
Mountain
Explanation: Water habitats are aquatic habitats.
Question 11 of 15
The living parts of a habitat are called its:
Abiotic parts
Biotic parts
Minerals
Materials
Explanation: Living parts of a habitat are the biotic parts.
Question 12 of 15
Which of these is a non-living (abiotic) part of a habitat?
A frog
A water plant
Sunlight
A fish
Explanation: Sunlight is a non-living (abiotic) part of a habitat.
Question 13 of 15
A special feature that helps an organism survive in its habitat is called a/an:
Adaptation
Classification
Backbone
Orbit
Explanation: An adaptation suits an organism to its habitat.
Question 14 of 15
A fish can live in water because it has gills and:
Legs
Fins
Wings
A trunk
Explanation: Gills let a fish breathe in water and fins help it swim.
Question 15 of 15
Why is it important to protect habitats?
Habitats are useless
Organisms depend on their habitat to survive
To make more deserts
To remove all plants
Explanation: Organisms need their habitat for food, shelter and survival, so habitats must be protected.