Arctic Animals Vocabulary Test Name:______________________

Directions: Match the words from the box to the correct definition.

arctic habitat extinct predator prey blubber

____________ no longer existing, as an animal species

____________ one animal caught and eaten by another

____________ the natural environment of a plant or animal

____________ to the geographic region surrounding the North Pole

____________ the layer of fat beneath the skin of whales, seals, and other large sea mammals

____________ an animal that eats other animals

Directions: Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

1. The _____________ caught the small mouse and ate it.

2. It is very cold in the ________________ region.

3. ________________keeps arctic animals warm.

4. If we don’t protect the polar bears, they will become ____________.

5. Polar Bears and Arctic Foxes live in a similar _____________.

6. Fish are ____________ caught by polar bears.