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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 animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
2. Which tall African mammal has the longest neck of any living land animal: a giraffe or a rhino?
Which tall African mammal … · Animal facts
3. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Which animal has a trunk a… · Animal facts
4. 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
5. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
What do herbivorous animal… · Animal facts
6. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Which animal starts life a… · Animal facts
7. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
8. Which group of vertebrates has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs: birds or amphibians?
Which group of vertebrates… · Animal facts
9. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Which bird cannot fly but … · Animal facts
10. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Which animal spins a web a… · Animal facts
11. 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
12. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Which animal carries its y… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 104746 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Hedgehog Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.
2. 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.
3. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Elephant An elephant’s trunk is an elongated nose and upper lip.
4. 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.
5. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
Plants Herbivores are adapted to feed on plant material.
6. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Frog A tadpole develops into an adult frog through metamorphosis.
7. 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.
8. Which group of vertebrates has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs: birds or amphibians?
Birds Only birds possess feathers.
9. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Penguin Penguins use their flipper-like wings to swim underwater.
10. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Spider Many spiders spin webs using silk.
11. 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.
12. 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 questions · Seed 104746 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Practice pack · Ages 7-9
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
2. Which tall African mammal has the longest neck of any living land animal: a giraffe or a rhino?
Which tall African mammal … · Animal facts
3. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Which animal has a trunk a… · Animal facts
4. 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
5. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
What do herbivorous animal… · Animal facts
6. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Which animal starts life a… · Animal facts
7. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
8. Which group of vertebrates has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs: birds or amphibians?
Which group of vertebrates… · Animal facts
9. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Which bird cannot fly but … · Animal facts
10. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Which animal spins a web a… · Animal facts
11. 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
12. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Which animal carries its y… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 104746 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Answer key · Ages 7-9
Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Hedgehog Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.
2. 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.
3. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?
Elephant An elephant’s trunk is an elongated nose and upper lip.
4. 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.
5. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
Plants Herbivores are adapted to feed on plant material.
6. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Frog A tadpole develops into an adult frog through metamorphosis.
7. 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.
8. Which group of vertebrates has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs: birds or amphibians?
Birds Only birds possess feathers.
9. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Penguin Penguins use their flipper-like wings to swim underwater.
10. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Spider Many spiders spin webs using silk.
11. 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.
12. 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 questions · Seed 104746 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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