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Animal Body Parts and Coverings — Answers

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Animal Body Parts and Coverings — Answers

Part A: Body parts and coverings

Read the box. Then circle the best answer.

Animals have body parts that help them live.

Legs help animals walk and run. Wings help birds fly. Fins help fish swim. A beak helps a bird eat.

Animals have coverings on their bodies. A dog has fur. A bird has feathers. A fish has scales. A snail has a shell. We have skin and hair.

1.What covers a bird's body?
  1. Afur
  2. Bfeathers
  3. Cscales
  4. Da shell

Answer: feathers

Birds are covered in feathers. Feathers keep them warm and help them fly.

2.What covers a fish's body?
  1. Afeathers
  2. Bfur
  3. Cscales
  4. Dwool

Answer: scales

Fish have scales. Scales are small, smooth plates that protect the fish.

3.Which body part helps a fish swim?
  1. Afins
  2. Bwings
  3. Ca beak
  4. Dpaws

Answer: fins

Fish move their fins and tail to swim through the water.

4.Which animal has a hard shell?
  1. Aa dog
  2. Ba snail
  3. Ca hen
  4. Da cat

Answer: a snail

A snail has a hard shell. It can hide inside to stay safe.

Part B: Match and fill

5.Match each animal to its covering.
  • dog
  • duck
  • snake
  • turtle
  • scales
  • shell
  • fur
  • feathers

Answer: dog → fur; duck → feathers; snake → scales; turtle → shell

6.A bird uses its (answer space) to fly.

Answer: wings

Birds flap their wings to fly.

Part C: True or false?

Write True or False.

7.Fur helps keep an animal warm.

Answer: True

Thick fur traps warmth close to the animal's body.

8.A fish uses legs to swim.

Answer: False

Fish do not have legs. They swim with their fins and tail.

9.All animals have feathers.

Answer: False

Only birds have feathers. Other animals have fur, scales, shells or skin.

Part D: Working scientifically: look closely

Look at a pet, a picture or an animal outside. Use your eyes to look closely. Never touch an animal you do not know.

10.Draw an animal you like. Label one body part and its covering. What does the body part help it do?

Model answer: I drew a duck. It has wings to help it fly and feathers to keep it warm and dry. It has webbed feet to help it swim.

Success criteria:

  • Names an animal
  • Labels a body part and says what it helps the animal do
  • Names the animal's covering
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