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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. 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
2. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?
Which marine reptile retur… · 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 reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Which reptile can change i… · Animal facts
5. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Which group do whales belo… · Animal facts
6. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Which animal carries its y… · Animal facts
7. Which insect pollinates flowers and makes honey in a hive: a honeybee or a dragonfly?
Which insect pollinates fl… · Animal facts
8. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Which animal starts life a… · Animal facts
9. Which bird is the fastest-running land bird and cannot fly: the ostrich or the swallow?
Which bird is the fastest-… · Animal facts
10. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
11. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
12. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
What do herbivorous animal… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 51 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
2. 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.
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 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.
5. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Mammals Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.
6. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Kangaroo Kangaroos are marsupials that raise their joeys in a pouch.
7. Which insect pollinates flowers and makes honey in a hive: a honeybee or a dragonfly?
Honeybee Honeybees collect floral nectar and convert it into honey.
8. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Frog A tadpole develops into an adult frog through metamorphosis.
9. 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.
10. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Hedgehog Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.
11. 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.
12. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
Plants Herbivores are adapted to feed on plant material.
12 questions · Seed 51 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Practice pack · Ages 7-9
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. 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
2. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?
Which marine reptile retur… · 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 reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Which reptile can change i… · Animal facts
5. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Which group do whales belo… · Animal facts
6. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Which animal carries its y… · Animal facts
7. Which insect pollinates flowers and makes honey in a hive: a honeybee or a dragonfly?
Which insect pollinates fl… · Animal facts
8. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Which animal starts life a… · Animal facts
9. Which bird is the fastest-running land bird and cannot fly: the ostrich or the swallow?
Which bird is the fastest-… · Animal facts
10. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
11. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
12. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
What do herbivorous animal… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 51 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Answer key · Ages 7-9
Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
2. 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.
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 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.
5. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Mammals Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.
6. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Kangaroo Kangaroos are marsupials that raise their joeys in a pouch.
7. Which insect pollinates flowers and makes honey in a hive: a honeybee or a dragonfly?
Honeybee Honeybees collect floral nectar and convert it into honey.
8. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Frog A tadpole develops into an adult frog through metamorphosis.
9. 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.
10. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Hedgehog Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.
11. 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.
12. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?
Plants Herbivores are adapted to feed on plant material.
12 questions · Seed 51 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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