Animal Groups — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. shell
2. wing
3. reptile
4. gills
5. beak
6. claw
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A frog is an amphibian.
True, because jellyfish are soft sea animals that drift with the ocean currents and sting their food with long tentacles.
2. Snakes are reptiles.
False, because scorpions live in dry deserts and get most of the water they need from the bugs and spiders they eat.
3. Birds use wings to fly.
True, because roadrunners run across the hot desert ground on long legs and can zip up to 20 miles per hour to catch lizards.
4. A fish breathes with gills.
False, because an octopus needs salty ocean water to breathe. It would dry out and die if it tried to live in desert sand.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A turtle is a reptile.
True False
2. Insects have four legs.
True False
3. Mammals feed milk to their babies.
True False