Animal Classifications
Habitats
Animal Needs
Wild Cards
Animal Classifications/Characteristics
100
I have fur or hair, usually give birth to live young and nurse my baby with milk.
Mammals
100
An area with many plants and trees and is home to many birds and mammals like eagles and deer.
Woodland Forest
100
Plants produce ___________ for animals to breathe.
Oxygen
100
Owls can find small prey using their ________________.
Eyesight
100
I have fins, live in water, and breathe through gills.
Fish
200
I have a bill or beak, feathers, wings and lay eggs.
Birds
200
The coldest habitats surrounded by ice, snow, and frigid water. Polar bears have thick coats that help them survive in this habitat.
Arctic
200
Birds and Whales _______________ to warmer areas during winter.
Migrate
200
Deer have large ears for ______________.
Hearing
200
What do porcupines use their quill for?
Protection
300
I have smooth wet skin and I live on land and water.
Amphibians
300
A large body of salt water that is free flowing. Whales have a thick layer of blubber that keeps them warm when the water is very cold.
Ocean
300
Whales have ____________ to keep them warm.
Blubber
300
Give an example of how animals can change their environments.
**answers will vary**
300
What does a bird use his beak for?
To obtain food.
400
I have scales or rough, dry skin.
Reptiles
400
An area with little rain and extreme heat. Animals like lizards dig burrows in the sand during the hot daytime.
Desert
400
Plants provide _____________ for animals to live under.
Shelter
400
Home to trees and plants along the edges, with many fish, insects, turtles and birds. It has fresh water with no current.
Ponds
400
What is geese migration?
Animal movement from cold to warm environments for the winter.
500
I have antennae, 3 body parts and six legs and usually have wings.
Insects
500
An area with lots of rain and very shallow water or wet soil most of the time. Some insects have paddle-like legs that allow them to move across the top of the water.
Tropical Rain Forests (wetlands)
500
Animals produce _________________ for plants to use ("breathe").
Carbon Dioxide
500
Animals need _____________ to survive.
Plants
500
What are eagle talons used for?
Grasping their food.