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Animal facts

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  1. 1. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?

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  2. 2. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?

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

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

    What do herbivorous animal… · Animal facts
  5. 5. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?

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  6. 6. Which organ do fish use to take in dissolved oxygen from water: gills or lungs?

    Which organ do fish use to… · Animal facts
  7. 7. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?

    Which animal has a trunk a… · Animal facts
  8. 8. Which tall African mammal has the longest neck of any living land animal: a giraffe or a rhino?

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

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  10. 10. Which marine reptile returns to sandy beaches to lay its eggs: a sea turtle or a manta ray?

    Which marine reptile retur… · Animal facts
  11. 11. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?

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  12. 12. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?

    6 · 8 · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 67 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Animal facts

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  1. 1. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?

    Spider

    Many spiders spin webs using silk.

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

    Birds

    Only birds possess feathers.

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

    Plants

    Herbivores are adapted to feed on plant material.

  5. 5. 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.

  6. 6. 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.

  7. 7. Which animal has a trunk: an elephant or a lion?

    Elephant

    An elephant’s trunk is an elongated nose and upper lip.

  8. 8. 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.

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

    Mammals

    Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.

  10. 10. 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.

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

    Octopus

    An octopus is a cephalopod mollusc with eight arms.

  12. 12. 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).

12 questions · Seed 67 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification