Habitats
Categories of Animals
Categories of Animals
Animal Features
Action Verbs
100

A large, flat grassland with scattered trees that are far apart.

Savanna

100

A category of animals with a backbone.

Vertebrate 

100

A category of animals without a backbone.

Invertebrate

100

A coat of soft and protective hairs that protect the animal from the cold and other animals.

Fur

100

The action of looking at two or more things to find what is the same and what is different about them.

Comparing and Contrasting

200

A habitat where living things make their home in salty water, like the ocean or a sea.

Saltwater 

200

A category of animals whose body temperatures change depending on the weather and other conditions. 

Cold-Blooded

200

A category of animal that ONLY eats meat. 

Carnivore

200

Flat and thin plates that cover reptiles and fish to protect them.

Scales

200

The act of sorting things into groups based on their shared characteristics

Classifying

300

A water habitat with low salt content, like lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, and wetlands.

Freshwater

300

A category of warm-blooded animals that have live births and produce milk.

Mammals

300

A category of animals that have moist smooth skin and live, lay their eggs in, and undergo metamorphosis in water. 

Amphibians 

300

A hard, outer suit of armor that protects animals that don't have bones inside their bodies.

Exoskeleton

300

The action of testing or trying something new to discover a new principle or see if an idea works. 

Experiment

400

Damp and moist habitat that is known for its tall trees and variety of exotic species such as parrots and snakes. 

Rainforest

400

This type of animal is an invertebrate that has eight legs and eats other insects/ animals. 

Arachnid (Spiders or Scorpions)

400

Types of animals that eat both plants and other animals. 

Omnivores

400

A part of the body that many animals (such as cats and dogs) use to help balance and communicate with each other.

Tails

400

to look into something very carefully and closely, to find out the facts, clues, or answers about a question you may have. 


Investigate

500

Very cold habitat known for its thick sheets of ice and snow that covers the ground. This habitat has little to no trees. 

Arctic Tundra

500

Monkeys, chimpanzees, and gorillas are classified as what type of animal?

Primate

500

Category of animal that can infect other animals with toxins from bites or stings. 

Venomous (Snakes, scorpions)

500

Slimy and sticky goo that covers the skin of amphibians like frogs to help them breathe and prevents them from drying out.

Mucus

500

to move from one place to another, usually over a long distance, for reasons like finding food, warmer weather, or a safe place to have babies.

Migrate

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