6.1 Animal Types

Which of the following is an insect?

• butterfly

• spider

• tiger

• snake

What do insects have that no other animals have?

• A backbone

• Six legs

• Feathers

• Fur

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) fish

,

(b) bird

,

(c) mammal

,

(d) reptile

• tortoise

• dolphin

• hummingbird

• shark

• elephant

• lion

• eagle

• snake

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Match the following

• fish

• 
• insect

• 
• mammal

• 
• reptile

• 
• bird

• 

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____ help most birds fly.

• gills

• feathers

• fossils

• thank

_____ help fish take in oxygen.

• feathers

• wings

• gills

• fins

____ help fish swim.

• feathers

• wings

• fins

How many body parts does an insect have?

• 1

• 3

• 10

Young mammals drink ____ from their mother's bodies.

• orange juice

• soda

• milk

• water

A _______ has dry skin covered with scales.

• fish

• mammal

• reptile