Read the texts on the various animals and then answer the multiple choice questions. There are six question in all. Click in the box next to the answer you think is correct.
What purpose does as a kangaroo's tail serve?
Kangaroos use their tails as a means of defence against attackers.
Kangaroos use their tails to assist in steering and balancing when hopping along at great speeds.
Kangaroos use their tails to knock down the tall grass for food.
Kangaroos use their tails to swat flies.
Where do Emus build their eggs?
They build their nests on the ground next to bush where they get leaves, grass and bark to line them.
They build their nests on the top's of trees in the rainforest canopy.
They build their nests in the main branches of the Eucalypt tree.
They build their nests in rocky outcrops.
What does a frilled neck lizard do to scare off would-be attackers?
It runs aways at speeds in excess of 80 kph.
It finds the first hole in the ground it can find and hides inside it.
It stands on its hind legs and wrestles with its attackers.
It opens its mouth, makes a loud hissing sound and expands it frill to make it seem much bigger than it actually is.
Is a rainbow lorikeet:
The largest bird in Australia?
A raptor that hunts reptiles?
A parrot?
Ground feeding bird?
Do wombats:
Have large front teeth to fight wallabies and kangaroos for the best grass?
Have strong legs and powerful claws to burrow underground to build their homes?
Have strong legs and powerful claws to burrow underground to find their prey to eat?
Live in gum trees and eat eucalypt leaves?
Do Koalas:
Live in trees so they can catch birds which are the main part of their diet?
Live solitary lives and do not like the company of other koalas?
Get most of the fluids they need from the leaves from the eucalypt tree?