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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 4-6
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. 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
2. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
3. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
What do amphibians such as… · Animal facts
4. 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
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. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?
Which marine reptile retur… · Animal facts
7. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Which animal starts life a… · Animal facts
8. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
What do herbivorous animal… · Animal facts
9. Which group of vertebrates has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs: birds or amphibians?
Which group of vertebrates… · Animal facts
10. Which reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Which reptile can change i… · 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 sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Which sea creature has eig… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 44 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
View the answer key Worksheet Studio Answer key · Ages 4-6
Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
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. 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.
4. 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.
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. 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.
7. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Frog A tadpole develops into an adult frog through metamorphosis.
8. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
Plants Herbivores are adapted to feed on plant material.
9. Which group of vertebrates has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs: birds or amphibians?
Birds Only birds possess feathers.
10. 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.
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 sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Octopus An octopus is a cephalopod mollusc with eight arms.
12 questions · Seed 44 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Practice pack · Ages 4-6
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. 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
2. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
3. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
What do amphibians such as… · Animal facts
4. 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
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. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?
Which marine reptile retur… · Animal facts
7. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Which animal starts life a… · Animal facts
8. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
What do herbivorous animal… · Animal facts
9. Which group of vertebrates has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs: birds or amphibians?
Which group of vertebrates… · Animal facts
10. Which reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Which reptile can change i… · 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 sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Which sea creature has eig… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 44 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Answer key · Ages 4-6
Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
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. 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.
4. 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.
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. 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.
7. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Frog A tadpole develops into an adult frog through metamorphosis.
8. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
Plants Herbivores are adapted to feed on plant material.
9. Which group of vertebrates has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs: birds or amphibians?
Birds Only birds possess feathers.
10. 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.
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 sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Octopus An octopus is a cephalopod mollusc with eight arms.
12 questions · Seed 44 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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