Arctic Animals
Instructions: Explore the hardy creatures that survive in the frozen lands and icy waters of the Arctic.
- 1.
What color does the Arctic fox's fur turn in winter?
AGrayBWhiteCBrownDBlack - 2.
Polar bears are classified as what type of animal?
AReptileBHerbivoreCMarine mammalDOmnivore - 3.
What is the tusk of a narwhal actually made of?
AKeratinBCartilageCBoneDIvory tooth - 4.
Which Arctic bird is known for its colorful beak and ability to hold multiple fish at once?
AArctic TernBPuffinCGuillemotDSnowy Owl - 5.
The musk ox survives Arctic winters thanks to what adaptation?
AA thick undercoat called qiviutBMigration southCBurrowing undergroundDHibernation - 6.
What large marine mammal with long tusks lives in Arctic waters?
AElephant SealBWalrusCSea LionDManatee - 7.
The Arctic hare can run at speeds of up to how many miles per hour?
A20 mphB30 mphC50 mphD40 mph - 8.
Which whale species spends its entire life in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters?
AHumpback WhaleBBlue WhaleCSperm WhaleDBeluga Whale - 9.
Caribou and reindeer are actually the same species. What is their scientific name?
AAlces alcesBCervus elaphusCOdocoileus virginianusDRangifer tarandus - 10.
What is the primary food source for polar bears?
AFishBSeabirdsCBerriesDSeals - 11.
The snowy owl is primarily active during what time of day?
ADaytimeBNight onlyCThey are equally active day and nightDDawn and dusk - 12.
Which small Arctic rodent is known for dramatic population cycles of boom and bust?
ALemmingBPikaCArctic VoleDErmine - 13.
How do Arctic ground squirrels survive winter?
ATrue hibernation with body temperature below freezingBMigrationCStoring food in cheek pouchesDBuilding snow shelters - 14.
The bowhead whale, an Arctic species, can live for more than how many years?
A200 yearsB300 yearsC100 yearsD50 years - 15.
What special adaptation do reindeer hooves have for walking on snow?
AThey spread wide and have sharp edgesBThey retract in snowCThey are padded like snowshoesDThey are webbed