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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 mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
2. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Which animal spins a web a… · Animal facts
3. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?
Which marine reptile retur… · Animal facts
4. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Which group do whales belo… · Animal facts
5. Which organ do fish use to take in dissolved oxygen from water: gills or lungs?
Which organ do fish use to… · Animal facts
6. 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
7. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Which animal carries its y… · Animal facts
8. What is the hard outer skeleton of a crab or beetle called: an exoskeleton or a backbone?
What is the hard outer ske… · Animal facts
9. What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals: omnivores or herbivores?
What do we call animals th… · Animal facts
10. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 · 8 · Animal facts
11. Which tall African mammal has the longest neck of any living land animal: a giraffe or a rhino?
Which tall African mammal … · Animal facts
12. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 78 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
2. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Spider Many spiders spin webs using silk.
3. 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.
4. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Mammals Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Kangaroo Kangaroos are marsupials that raise their joeys in a pouch.
8. What is the hard outer skeleton of a crab or beetle called: an exoskeleton or a backbone?
Exoskeleton Invertebrates like crabs and beetles have a protective external exoskeleton.
9. 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.
10. 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).
11. 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.
12. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Hedgehog Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.
12 questions · Seed 78 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Practice pack · Ages 10-12
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
2. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Which animal spins a web a… · Animal facts
3. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?
Which marine reptile retur… · Animal facts
4. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Which group do whales belo… · Animal facts
5. Which organ do fish use to take in dissolved oxygen from water: gills or lungs?
Which organ do fish use to… · Animal facts
6. 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
7. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Which animal carries its y… · Animal facts
8. What is the hard outer skeleton of a crab or beetle called: an exoskeleton or a backbone?
What is the hard outer ske… · Animal facts
9. What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals: omnivores or herbivores?
What do we call animals th… · Animal facts
10. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 · 8 · Animal facts
11. Which tall African mammal has the longest neck of any living land animal: a giraffe or a rhino?
Which tall African mammal … · Animal facts
12. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 78 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Answer key · Ages 10-12
Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
2. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Spider Many spiders spin webs using silk.
3. 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.
4. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Mammals Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Kangaroo Kangaroos are marsupials that raise their joeys in a pouch.
8. What is the hard outer skeleton of a crab or beetle called: an exoskeleton or a backbone?
Exoskeleton Invertebrates like crabs and beetles have a protective external exoskeleton.
9. 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.
10. 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).
11. 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.
12. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Hedgehog Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.
12 questions · Seed 78 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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