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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. What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals: omnivores or herbivores?
What do we call animals th… · Animal facts
2. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Which group do whales belo… · Animal facts
3. 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
4. Which organ do fish use to take in dissolved oxygen from water: gills or lungs?
Which organ do fish use to… · Animal facts
5. Which reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Which reptile can change i… · Animal facts
6. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Which animal has a trunk a… · Animal facts
7. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
What do amphibians such as… · 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. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 · 8 · Animal facts
10. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Which bird cannot fly but … · Animal facts
11. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Which animal spins a web a… · Animal facts
12. Which bird is the fastest-running land bird and cannot fly: the ostrich or the swallow?
Which bird is the fastest-… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 72 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
View the answer key Worksheet Studio Answer key · Ages 10-12
Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
2. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Mammals Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Which reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Chameleon Chameleons shift skin pigments and nanocrystals to change colour.
6. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Elephant An elephant’s trunk is an elongated nose and upper lip.
7. 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.
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. 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).
10. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Penguin Penguins use their flipper-like wings to swim underwater.
11. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Spider Many spiders spin webs using silk.
12. 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.
12 questions · Seed 72 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Practice pack · Ages 10-12
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals: omnivores or herbivores?
What do we call animals th… · Animal facts
2. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Which group do whales belo… · Animal facts
3. 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
4. Which organ do fish use to take in dissolved oxygen from water: gills or lungs?
Which organ do fish use to… · Animal facts
5. Which reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Which reptile can change i… · Animal facts
6. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Which animal has a trunk a… · Animal facts
7. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
What do amphibians such as… · 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. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 · 8 · Animal facts
10. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Which bird cannot fly but … · Animal facts
11. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Which animal spins a web a… · Animal facts
12. Which bird is the fastest-running land bird and cannot fly: the ostrich or the swallow?
Which bird is the fastest-… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 72 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Answer key · Ages 10-12
Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
2. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Mammals Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Which reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Chameleon Chameleons shift skin pigments and nanocrystals to change colour.
6. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Elephant An elephant’s trunk is an elongated nose and upper lip.
7. 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.
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. 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).
10. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Penguin Penguins use their flipper-like wings to swim underwater.
11. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Spider Many spiders spin webs using silk.
12. 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.
12 questions · Seed 72 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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