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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 animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Which animal spins a web a… · Animal facts
2. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
What do amphibians such as… · Animal facts
3. Which group of vertebrates has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs: birds or amphibians?
Which group of vertebrates… · Animal facts
4. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
What do herbivorous animal… · Animal facts
5. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
6. Which organ do fish use to take in dissolved oxygen from water: gills or lungs?
Which organ do fish use to… · Animal facts
7. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Which animal has a trunk a… · Animal facts
8. Which tall African mammal has the longest neck of any living land animal: a giraffe or a rhino?
Which tall African mammal … · Animal facts
9. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Which group do whales belo… · Animal facts
10. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?
Which marine reptile retur… · Animal facts
11. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Which sea creature has eig… · Animal facts
12. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 · 8 · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 67 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Spider Many spiders spin webs using silk.
2. 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.
3. Which group of vertebrates has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs: birds or amphibians?
Birds Only birds possess feathers.
4. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
Plants Herbivores are adapted to feed on plant material.
5. 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.
6. Which organ do fish use to take in dissolved oxygen from water: gills or lungs?
Gills Water flows over feather-like gills where oxygen is absorbed.
7. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Elephant An elephant’s trunk is an elongated nose and upper lip.
8. 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.
9. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Mammals Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.
10. 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.
11. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Octopus An octopus is a cephalopod mollusc with eight arms.
12. 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 questions · Seed 67 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Practice pack · Ages 10-12
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Which animal spins a web a… · Animal facts
2. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
What do amphibians such as… · Animal facts
3. Which group of vertebrates has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs: birds or amphibians?
Which group of vertebrates… · Animal facts
4. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
What do herbivorous animal… · Animal facts
5. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
6. Which organ do fish use to take in dissolved oxygen from water: gills or lungs?
Which organ do fish use to… · Animal facts
7. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Which animal has a trunk a… · Animal facts
8. Which tall African mammal has the longest neck of any living land animal: a giraffe or a rhino?
Which tall African mammal … · Animal facts
9. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Which group do whales belo… · Animal facts
10. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?
Which marine reptile retur… · Animal facts
11. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Which sea creature has eig… · Animal facts
12. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 · 8 · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 67 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Answer key · Ages 10-12
Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Spider Many spiders spin webs using silk.
2. 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.
3. Which group of vertebrates has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs: birds or amphibians?
Birds Only birds possess feathers.
4. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
Plants Herbivores are adapted to feed on plant material.
5. 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.
6. Which organ do fish use to take in dissolved oxygen from water: gills or lungs?
Gills Water flows over feather-like gills where oxygen is absorbed.
7. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Elephant An elephant’s trunk is an elongated nose and upper lip.
8. 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.
9. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Mammals Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.
10. 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.
11. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Octopus An octopus is a cephalopod mollusc with eight arms.
12. 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 questions · Seed 67 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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