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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 7-9
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Which group do whales belo… · 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. 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
4. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Which sea creature has eig… · 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 hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
8. Which social insects live in colonies with a queen and build underground mounds or nests: ants or grasshoppers?
Which social insects live … · Animal facts
9. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Which animal has a trunk a… · Animal facts
10. 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
11. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Which animal carries its y… · Animal facts
12. Which organ do fish use to take in dissolved oxygen from water: gills or lungs?
Which organ do fish use to… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 104742 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
View the answer key Worksheet Studio Answer key · Ages 7-9
Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Mammals Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.
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. 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.
4. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Octopus An octopus is a cephalopod mollusc with eight arms.
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 hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Hedgehog Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.
8. Which social insects live in colonies with a queen and build underground mounds or nests: ants or grasshoppers?
Ants Ants are eusocial insects that live in organised colonies.
9. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Elephant An elephant’s trunk is an elongated nose and upper lip.
10. 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.
11. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Kangaroo Kangaroos are marsupials that raise their joeys in a pouch.
12. 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.
12 questions · Seed 104742 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Practice pack · Ages 7-9
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Which group do whales belo… · 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. 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
4. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Which sea creature has eig… · 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 hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
8. Which social insects live in colonies with a queen and build underground mounds or nests: ants or grasshoppers?
Which social insects live … · Animal facts
9. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Which animal has a trunk a… · Animal facts
10. 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
11. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Which animal carries its y… · Animal facts
12. Which organ do fish use to take in dissolved oxygen from water: gills or lungs?
Which organ do fish use to… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 104742 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Answer key · Ages 7-9
Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Mammals Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.
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. 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.
4. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Octopus An octopus is a cephalopod mollusc with eight arms.
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 hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Hedgehog Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.
8. Which social insects live in colonies with a queen and build underground mounds or nests: ants or grasshoppers?
Ants Ants are eusocial insects that live in organised colonies.
9. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Elephant An elephant’s trunk is an elongated nose and upper lip.
10. 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.
11. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Kangaroo Kangaroos are marsupials that raise their joeys in a pouch.
12. 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.
12 questions · Seed 104742 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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