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Worksheet Studio Practice pack · Ages 7-9
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which insect pollinates flowers and makes honey in a hive: a honeybee or a dragonfly?
Which insect pollinates fl… · Animal facts
2. Which reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Which reptile can change i… · Animal facts
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. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Which animal carries its y… · Animal facts
5. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Which group do whales belo… · Animal facts
6. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 · 8 · Animal facts
7. Which social insects live in colonies with a queen and build underground mounds or nests: ants or grasshoppers?
Which social insects live … · Animal facts
8. Which bird is the fastest-running land bird and cannot fly: the ostrich or the swallow?
Which bird is the fastest-… · Animal facts
9. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Which animal starts life a… · Animal facts
10. 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
11. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
12. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Which sea creature has eig… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 82 · 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 insect pollinates flowers and makes honey in a hive: a honeybee or a dragonfly?
Honeybee Honeybees collect floral nectar and convert it into honey.
2. 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.
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. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Kangaroo Kangaroos are marsupials that raise their joeys in a pouch.
5. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Mammals Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.
6. 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).
7. Which social insects live in colonies with a queen and build underground mounds or nests: ants or grasshoppers?
Ants Ants are eusocial insects that live in organised colonies.
8. 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.
9. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Frog A tadpole develops into an adult frog through metamorphosis.
10. 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.
11. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Hedgehog Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.
12. 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 questions · Seed 82 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Practice pack · Ages 7-9
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which insect pollinates flowers and makes honey in a hive: a honeybee or a dragonfly?
Which insect pollinates fl… · Animal facts
2. Which reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Which reptile can change i… · Animal facts
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. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Which animal carries its y… · Animal facts
5. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Which group do whales belo… · Animal facts
6. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 · 8 · Animal facts
7. Which social insects live in colonies with a queen and build underground mounds or nests: ants or grasshoppers?
Which social insects live … · Animal facts
8. Which bird is the fastest-running land bird and cannot fly: the ostrich or the swallow?
Which bird is the fastest-… · Animal facts
9. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Which animal starts life a… · Animal facts
10. 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
11. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
12. Which sea creature has eight arms lined with suckers: an octopus or a shark?
Which sea creature has eig… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 82 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Answer key · Ages 7-9
Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
2. 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.
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. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Kangaroo Kangaroos are marsupials that raise their joeys in a pouch.
5. Which group do whales belong to: mammals or fish?
Mammals Whales breathe air with lungs and feed their young milk.
6. 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).
7. Which social insects live in colonies with a queen and build underground mounds or nests: ants or grasshoppers?
Ants Ants are eusocial insects that live in organised colonies.
8. 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.
9. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Frog A tadpole develops into an adult frog through metamorphosis.
10. 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.
11. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Hedgehog Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.
12. 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 questions · Seed 82 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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