36351 animalsvertebrates and invertebrates

INVERTEBRATES (INSECTS, CRUSTACEANS and
ARACHNIDS)
Fill in the blanks with the words from the box:
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wings
antennas

Bees are _________ They have a thorax with six ______
and two ________, an __________, and a head with
__________ and _________.
Bees are ____________. They eat nectar from flowers.
Bees have a thin _____________for protection.
exoskeleton
insects

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pincers
antennas

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head
antennas

legs

herbivores

Crabs are__________ .They have eight ________ and two
________. They have a ________ with ____________ and
__________.
Most crabs are ____________.
Crabs have a thick ________________.
exoskeleton
crustaceans

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eyes
abdomen

eyes
body

legs
omnivores

Butterflies are ___________. They have a _______ with six
legs and wings, an _________, and a _______ with
____________and two ___________.
They have a thin ____________for protection.
Butterflies are _______________.
exoskeleton
insects

eyes

abdomen

thorax
herbivores

Spiders are _________. They have eight _______. They have a
________, an __________, and a _________ with eyes and
_____________.
They are _____________. They eat insects.
They have a thin _______________for protection.

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head
mouth

exoskeleton
arachnids

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abdomen
thorax

legs

carnivores

Dragonflies are ________. They have a ____________ with six
_______and four __________, an ____________, and a
__________with _________ and ____________.
Dragonflies are omnivores.
Dragonflies have a thin _____________ for protection.


VERTEBRATES (MAMMALS, BIRDS, FISH, REPTILES and
AMPHIBIANS)
_______ are __________. So are ________, dogs, cats, horses,
kangaroos, dolphins and _________.
What do all these animals have in common?
The answer is _______! If an animal _________ milk when it is a
baby and has ______ or ____ on its body, it belongs to the
mammal class.
hair
whales

fur
Seals

mammals
milk

people
drinks

________ are animals that have ___________ and that are

born out of ___________________.
Some people think that what makes an animal a bird is its wings.
Bats have wings. Flies have wings. Bats and flies are not birds.
So what makes an animal a bird?
The answer is ______________!
Birds are the only animals that have ___________. They help the bird to ______.
They also have two ____________ and a ____________.
hard-shelled eggs
legs

feathers
feathers

Birds
beak

fly
feathers

___________ are vertebrates that live in _________ and have
________ to breath, __________ to swim and __________ on
their body. There are a lot of different fish.
Fish

gills

fins

water

scales

___________ are a class of animal with rough ______ skin.
They are ______________ and are born on ___________.
_________, ____________, ___________, ___________
and ___________all belong to the _________ class.
lizards
Reptiles

snakes
crocodiles

cold-blooded
alligators

land
turtles

Amphibians are born in the water. When they are born, they
breathe with gills like a fish. But when they grow up, they
develop lungs and can live on land.
Amphibians

land

water

gills

lungs

scaly
reptile