Classification and Characteristics of Animals

Question 1

1

(a) Animals come in different shapes and ______. The 6 subgroups of animals are: insects, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.
(b) Each subgroup has its own unique ____________.

Answer 1

(a) sizes

(b) characteristics

Question 2

2
Insects have these characteristics:
(a) ___ legs
(b) ___ body parts: head (the antennae or feelers are attached here) , thorax (the legs and wings are attached here) and the abdomen ( contains the insect’s reproductive organs)

Answer 2

(a) 6

(b) 3

Question 3

3

(a) Most insects, like beetles, have a _____ outer covering to protect their bodies.
(b) Most insects can fly. They have either one or two pairs of ______. Some insects have no wings and cannot fly.

Answer 3

(a) hard

(b) wings

Question 4

4
(a) Birds have ________ as outer covering.
(b) A bird has a hard ______, 2 wings and 2 legs.
Most birds can fly but some such as the ostrich and penguin are flightless birds.

Answer 4

(a) feathers

(b) beak

Question 5

5

(a) Fish breathe through their ____.
(b) They bodies are covered with ______. They have fins and a tail that help them swim.
(c) Most fish lay _____ but some fish like the guppy, molly and some sharks give birth to their young alive.

Answer 5

(a) gills
(b) scales
(c) eggs

Question 6

6

(a) Mammals have hair or ___ as outer covering.
(b) Mammals give _______ to their young alive but the duck-billed platypus and the spiny anteater are two exceptional mammals which lay eggs.
(c) Female mammals produce ______ for their babies to suckle.

Answer 6

(a) fur
(b) birth
(c) milk

Question 7

7

(a) The bodies of retiles are covered with dry _____.
(b) Reptiles breathe through ______. Some live on land and some in water.
(c) They lay ____. Some reptiles’ eggs have hard shells and others have soft shells.

Answer 7

(a) scales
(b) lungs
(c) eggs

Question 8

8

(a) Amphibians are animals that have the ability to live in water and on ______.
(b) They have ______ skin as outer covering. They can breathe through their skin. They reproduce by laying eggs in water. Their young live in water.

Answer 8

(a) land

(b) moist