Workbook Answer Key

Chapter 7: Habitats and Food Chains

Worksheet 1: Now you see me, now you don’t
1. It can escape from predators/ animals that hunt it for food because its skin can
change colour and texture.
2. It can survive in the aquarium but may not grow as well as it would in the Red Sea.
This is because the environment is too small and there is not enough food.

Worksheet 2: How do we feed?

1. Their energy comes from the sun. They are producers.
2. Herbivore feeds on Plants
Carnivore feeds on animals
Omnivore feeds on both plants and animals
3. Herbivore: Grasshopper
Carnivore: Owl, Snake
Omnivore: Mouse
4. Predator: Mouse, Owl, Snake
Prey: Grasshopper, Mouse

Worksheet 3: Infected plants and animals

1.a. It has an infectious disease and the infection has spread from the leaves to the fruits/
other leaves.
b. Remove the infected fruits and leaves from the plant.
2. a. It could have gotten rabies from the animals’ bite/ saliva.
b. The vaccine helps the cat to build up its immunity to rabies so that it is less likely to get
infected in the future and spread to another animal.
c. Yes, Rabies can be transmitted from an animal to humans. If James is not vaccinated, he
can get rabies from an infected animal and fall ill.

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Consolidation worksheet
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2. a. The white fur helps the fox to blend in with the snow. This helps it to avoid
predators/ sneak up on its prey.
b. It helps to keep the fox warm so that it can survive in the cold environment.

3. A. feeding relationship, energy

b. B and C
c.

d. The number of mice will decrease. Rattlesnakes are predators of mice, so more mice will
be eaten.
e. Animal X is another predator of mice/ There are more predators eating mice.
4. Plant X. The leaves are turning yellow/ brown.
5. a. Animal B most likely feeds on plants/ Plant A, while Animal C only feeds on other
animals.
b. Animal D most likely feeds on Animal B/ Animal D most likely feeds on Animal B and Plant
A.
c. Animal C most likely feeds on Animal D.
d. Plant A Animal B Animal D
Plant A Animal D Animal C

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You have a mission!
Questions:
It will survive as the environmental conditions of tropical rainforest and Savanna are similar.

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