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Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9

Animal facts

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  1. 1. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?

    What do herbivorous animal… · Animal facts
  2. 2. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?

    Which animal carries its y… · Animal facts
  3. 3. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?

    Which marine reptile retur… · Animal facts
  4. 4. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?

    6 · 8 · Animal facts
  5. 5. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?

    Which bird cannot fly but … · Animal facts
  6. 6. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?

    What do amphibians such as… · Animal facts
  7. 7. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?

    Which sea creature has eig… · Animal facts
  8. 8. Which group of vertebrates has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs: birds or amphibians?

    Which group of vertebrates… · Animal facts
  9. 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. 10. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?

    Which group do whales belo… · Animal facts
  11. 11. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?

    Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
  12. 12. 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
12 questions · Seed 59 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Animal facts

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  1. 1. What do herbivorous animals primarily eat: plants or meat?

    Plants

    Herbivores are adapted to feed on plant material.

  2. 2. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?

    Kangaroo

    Kangaroos are marsupials that raise their joeys in a pouch.

  3. 3. 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.

  4. 4. 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).

  5. 5. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?

    Penguin

    Penguins use their flipper-like wings to swim underwater.

  6. 6. 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.

  7. 7. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?

    Octopus

    An octopus is a cephalopod mollusc with eight arms.

  8. 8. Which group of vertebrates has feathers and lays hard-shelled eggs: birds or amphibians?

    Birds

    Only birds possess feathers.

  9. 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. 10. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?

    Mammals

    Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.

  11. 11. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?

    Hedgehog

    Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.

  12. 12. 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.

12 questions · Seed 59 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification