Grade 4 · Science · Unit 4 of 7
Adaptations & Habitats
How plants and animals survive where they live
What your child practises
Practises habitats, body and behaviour adaptations, camouflage, migration and hibernation, and how plants and animals rely on each other (pollination, seed dispersal, soil nutrients).
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Life science · adaptations to a habitat, and how plants and animals rely on each other and the environment
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
Why do many birds fly south in autumn?
- to find snow
- to sleep under water
- to find food and warmer weather
to find food and warmer weather
Hint: Migration is a survival behaviour.
Question 2
What is camouflage?
- a kind of nest
- colours or patterns that help an animal blend in
- a loud sound
colours or patterns that help an animal blend in
Hint: Hidden animals are safer.
Question 3
Which animal's colouring helps it hide on a tree trunk?
- a brown moth
- a bright red cardinal
- a pink flamingo
a brown moth
Hint: Match the background.
Question 4
Which animal has fur that changes colour with the seasons?
- snowshoe hare
- robin
- frog
snowshoe hare
Hint: It's brown in summer and white in winter.
Question 5
What is pollination?
- moving pollen so a plant can make seeds
- cutting flowers
- making honey
moving pollen so a plant can make seeds
Hint: Bees, wind and birds can pollinate.
Question 6
Why is a fish's streamlined body useful?
- It moves easily through water
- It stays dry
- It helps it climb
It moves easily through water
Hint: Streamlined means smooth.