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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 reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Which reptile can change i… · Animal facts
2. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Which group do whales belo… · Animal facts
3. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
4. Which tall African mammal has the longest neck of any living land animal: a giraffe or a rhino?
Which tall African mammal … · Animal facts
5. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?
Which marine reptile retur… · Animal facts
6. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
7. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Which animal spins a web a… · Animal facts
8. 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
9. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
What do amphibians such as… · 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. What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals: omnivores or herbivores?
What do we call animals th… · Animal facts
12. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Which bird cannot fly but … · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 58 · 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 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.
2. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Mammals Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Hedgehog Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.
7. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Spider Many spiders spin webs using silk.
8. 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.
9. 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.
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. 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.
12. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Penguin Penguins use their flipper-like wings to swim underwater.
12 questions · Seed 58 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Practice pack · Ages 7-9
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Which reptile can change i… · Animal facts
2. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Which group do whales belo… · Animal facts
3. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
4. Which tall African mammal has the longest neck of any living land animal: a giraffe or a rhino?
Which tall African mammal … · Animal facts
5. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?
Which marine reptile retur… · Animal facts
6. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
7. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Which animal spins a web a… · Animal facts
8. 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
9. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
What do amphibians such as… · 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. What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals: omnivores or herbivores?
What do we call animals th… · Animal facts
12. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Which bird cannot fly but … · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 58 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Answer key · Ages 7-9
Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
2. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Mammals Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Hedgehog Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.
7. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Spider Many spiders spin webs using silk.
8. 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.
9. 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.
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. 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.
12. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Penguin Penguins use their flipper-like wings to swim underwater.
12 questions · Seed 58 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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