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Animal facts Explore a curated set of animal facts through questions about features, habitats and animal groups. Review suitability for your learners before teaching.
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Worksheet Studio Practice pack · Ages 10-12
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which tall African mammal has the longest neck of any living land animal: a giraffe or a rhino?
Which tall African mammal … · Animal facts
2. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
3. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Which sea creature has eig… · Animal facts
4. What do we call animals that are active mainly at night (such as owls and bats): nocturnal or diurnal?
What do we call animals th… · Animal facts
5. Which bird is the fastest-running land bird and cannot fly: the ostrich or the swallow?
Which bird is the fastest-… · Animal facts
6. What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals: omnivores or herbivores?
What do we call animals th… · Animal facts
7. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Which animal spins a web a… · Animal facts
8. Which largest living animal on Earth is a filter-feeding marine mammal: the blue whale or the great white shark?
Which largest living anima… · Animal facts
9. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?
Which marine reptile retur… · Animal facts
10. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
What do amphibians such as… · Animal facts
11. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 · 8 · Animal facts
12. Which insect pollinates flowers and makes honey in a hive: a honeybee or a dragonfly?
Which insect pollinates fl… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which tall African mammal has the longest neck of any living land animal: a giraffe or a rhino?
Giraffe Giraffes use their long necks to browse high tree foliage.
2. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Bat Bats have winged forelimbs that power true flight; flying squirrels only glide.
3. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Octopus An octopus is a cephalopod mollusc with eight arms.
4. What do we call animals that are active mainly at night (such as owls and bats): nocturnal or diurnal?
Nocturnal Nocturnal animals rest by day and hunt or forage at night.
5. Which bird is the fastest-running land bird and cannot fly: the ostrich or the swallow?
Ostrich The ostrich is a flightless bird capable of sprinting at over 65 km/h.
6. What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals: omnivores or herbivores?
Omnivores Omnivores have a mixed diet of both plant and animal matter.
7. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Spider Many spiders spin webs using silk.
8. Which largest living animal on Earth is a filter-feeding marine mammal: the blue whale or the great white shark?
Blue whale The blue whale is the largest animal known to have lived on Earth.
9. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?
Sea turtle Female sea turtles crawl ashore to dig nests in the sand.
10. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
Moist smooth skin Amphibians have permeable moist skin that aids gas exchange.
11. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 All adult insects have three pairs of legs (6 legs in total).
12. Which insect pollinates flowers and makes honey in a hive: a honeybee or a dragonfly?
Honeybee Honeybees collect floral nectar and convert it into honey.
12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Practice pack · Ages 10-12
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which tall African mammal has the longest neck of any living land animal: a giraffe or a rhino?
Which tall African mammal … · Animal facts
2. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
3. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Which sea creature has eig… · Animal facts
4. What do we call animals that are active mainly at night (such as owls and bats): nocturnal or diurnal?
What do we call animals th… · Animal facts
5. Which bird is the fastest-running land bird and cannot fly: the ostrich or the swallow?
Which bird is the fastest-… · Animal facts
6. What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals: omnivores or herbivores?
What do we call animals th… · Animal facts
7. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Which animal spins a web a… · Animal facts
8. Which largest living animal on Earth is a filter-feeding marine mammal: the blue whale or the great white shark?
Which largest living anima… · Animal facts
9. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?
Which marine reptile retur… · Animal facts
10. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
What do amphibians such as… · Animal facts
11. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 · 8 · Animal facts
12. Which insect pollinates flowers and makes honey in a hive: a honeybee or a dragonfly?
Which insect pollinates fl… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Answer key · Ages 10-12
Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which tall African mammal has the longest neck of any living land animal: a giraffe or a rhino?
Giraffe Giraffes use their long necks to browse high tree foliage.
2. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Bat Bats have winged forelimbs that power true flight; flying squirrels only glide.
3. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Octopus An octopus is a cephalopod mollusc with eight arms.
4. What do we call animals that are active mainly at night (such as owls and bats): nocturnal or diurnal?
Nocturnal Nocturnal animals rest by day and hunt or forage at night.
5. Which bird is the fastest-running land bird and cannot fly: the ostrich or the swallow?
Ostrich The ostrich is a flightless bird capable of sprinting at over 65 km/h.
6. What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals: omnivores or herbivores?
Omnivores Omnivores have a mixed diet of both plant and animal matter.
7. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Spider Many spiders spin webs using silk.
8. Which largest living animal on Earth is a filter-feeding marine mammal: the blue whale or the great white shark?
Blue whale The blue whale is the largest animal known to have lived on Earth.
9. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?
Sea turtle Female sea turtles crawl ashore to dig nests in the sand.
10. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
Moist smooth skin Amphibians have permeable moist skin that aids gas exchange.
11. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 All adult insects have three pairs of legs (6 legs in total).
12. Which insect pollinates flowers and makes honey in a hive: a honeybee or a dragonfly?
Honeybee Honeybees collect floral nectar and convert it into honey.
12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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