Animals

Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians are...

• Vertebrate animals

• Invertebrate animals

Answer explanation

All of these animals are vertebrate animals because they have a backbone.

Mammals have their body covered by...

• scales

• nothing

• hair or fur

• feathers

Answer explanation

Mammals have their bodies covered by hair or fur, birds have feathers, reptiles and fish have scales and amphibians have their bodies covered by nothing

Birds do not have mouths, but they have...

• They do have a mouth

• Nothing

• A beak

Answer explanation

Birds have beaks and they use them to eat. And remember, birds don't have teeths.

Fish use __________ and ____________ to swim

• Tail and fins

• Fins and scales

• Wings and scales

• Tail and legs

Answer explanation

Fish have fins and tails that they move in order to swim

Can mammals and fish fly?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Yes, they can. Bats are flying mammals and some fish can fly out of the water.

All birds have...

• Wings

• 4 legs

• A mouth

Answer explanation

All birds have two wings, even the birds that cannot fly (like the penguins) have wings.

Which animals have lungs?

• Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians

• Fish, reptiles and amphibians

• Mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians

• Only mammals have lungs

Answer explanation

Mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians breathe with lungs. In fact, amphibians have lungs and gills.

Fish only have gills.

Birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians lay eggs because...

• they are viviparous

• they are oviparous

Answer explanation

Oviparous animals lay eggs.

Mammals are __________ and the babies __________ from the mother

• viviparous

• oviparous

• drink milk

• drink water

Answer explanation

Mammals are the only viviparous because the babies grow inside the womb of the mother.

Also, the babies drink milk from the mother.

Reptiles have ___________ skin and amphibians have ________ skin.

• Reptiles have dry skin

• Amphibians have moist skin

• Reptiles have moist skin

• Amphibians have dry skin

Answer explanation

Reptiles have dry skin and amphibians have moist skin.