Echidna Quiz

What type of animal is an echidna closely related to?

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What is unique about monotremes compared to most other mammals?

• They have spines like a hedgehog.

• They live mainly on Australia's mainland.

• They lay eggs.

• They have a snout like an anteater.

How do echidnas find their food?

• They use their sharp claws to catch prey.

• They use their long sticky tongue to catch prey.

• They have teeth to grind their food.

• They use their spines to trap insects.

What is a baby echidna called?

• Puggle

• Spiny

• Echidlet

• Pup

Besides echidnas, what other species of mammals lay eggs?

• Platypus

• Kangaroo

• Whale

• Bat

The echidna is a type of monotreme.

• True

• False

Echidnas have sharp teeth.

• True

• False

What is the correct unscrambled word for "h o g g e h e d" with the hint: small mammal covered with spines?

• Hedgehog

• Doggehhe

• Gogehhed

• Heggedho

What is the correct unscrambled word for "l l h o w o" with the hint: having a hole or empty space inside?

• Hollow

• Whollo

• Lohowl

• Howoll

What did you enjoy learning about echidnas the most?