Animal Classification Part 1: Groups - Worksheet

Why do you think it is important to classify living things into groups? (Choose the best answer)

• To make it easier to study and understand them

• To make animals look pretty

• To teach animals new tricks

• To help animals find food

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What does the image in the tutorial most likely show?

• Different types of plants

• Different groups of animals

• Different types of weather

• Different types of food

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What is one thing you should be able to do after this tutorial?

• Classify animals into similar groups based on similar characteristics

• Teach animals how to talk

• Make animals disappear

• Draw pictures of animals

If you were grouping animals together, what would you most likely use?

• Their characteristics

• Their favorite food

• Their favorite color

• Their names

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Why is it important to compare and contrast major animal groups?

• To understand how they are similar and different

• To make them all friends

• To teach them to dance

• To make them all the same size

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Which of the following is NOT a basic need for the survival of living things?

• Water

• Food

• Shelter

• Toys

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Why do all living things need water, food, and shelter?

• To survive

• To play games

• To look pretty

• To make friends

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How can the needs of different animals be different from each other?

• Some animals need more water, food, or different types of shelter than others.

• All animals need exactly the same things in the same amounts.

• Animals do not need food or water.

• Animals only need toys to survive.

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If you see a bird, a cat, and a frog, what is one thing they all have in common?

• They all need water, food, and shelter to survive.

• They all live in the same place.

• They all eat the same food.

• They all move the same way.

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How might the place an animal calls home be different from another animal’s home?

• It depends on the type of animal and its needs.

• All animals live in trees.

• All animals live in water.

• All animals live in houses.

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