Animal groups II

Animal groups II

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This task is about using the features of animals to work out which group they belong to.

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Giant weta
a)  i)  Select all the features that are true for the Giant weta.

    • lives on both land and water

    • has feathers

    • young feed on milk

    • has antennae

    • can breathe through skin

    • has 6 legs

    • warm blooded

    • has fins

    • lays eggs

    • has scales

    • has fur/hair

    • has wings

    • has a beak

    • has gills

    • has 3 body parts

Question

ii)  Which group does the animal belong to?

    • Insect

    • Reptile

    • Mammal

    • Bird

    • Amphibian

    • Fish

Question

Possum
b)  i)  Select all the features that are true for the Possum.

    • lives on both land and water

    • has feathers

    • young feed on milk

    • has antennae

    • can breathe through skin

    • has 6 legs

    • warm blooded

    • has fins

    • lays eggs

    • has scales

    • has fur/hair

    • has wings

    • has a beak

    • has gills

    • has 3 body parts

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ii)  Which group does the animal belong to?

    • Insect

    • Reptile

    • Mammal

    • Bird

    • Amphibian

    • Fish

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Paradise duck
c)  i)  Select all the features that are true for the Duck.

    • lives on both land and water

    • has feathers

    • young feed on milk

    • has antennae

    • can breathe through skin

    • has 6 legs

    • warm blooded

    • has fins

    • lays eggs

    • has scales

    • has fur/hair

    • has wings

    • has a beak

    • has gills

    • has 3 body parts

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ii) Which group does the animal belong to?

    • Insect

    • Reptile

    • Mammal

    • Bird

    • Amphibian

    • Fish

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Frog
d)  i)  Select all the features that are true for the Frog.

    • lives on both land and water

    • has feathers

    • young feed on milk

    • has antennae

    • can breathe through skin

    • has 6 legs

    • warm blooded

    • has fins

    • lays eggs

    • has scales

    • has fur/hair

    • has wings

    • has a beak

    • has gills

    • has 3 body parts

Question

ii)  Which group does the animal belong to?

    • Insect

    • Reptile

    • Mammal

    • Bird

    • Amphibian

    • Fish

Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online.
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Science, Knowledge, Living World
Keywords: 
evolution, classification, ducks, possums, weta, frogs
Description of task: 
Students identify the larger group that four animals belong the features that those groups have using images of the animals.
Making Better Sense: 
Generic/Mixture
Answers/responses: 

Animal Groups:
Duck – Bird
Possum – Mammal
Weta – Insect
Frog – Amphibian
Features of the Animal Groups: The main features that students are expected to identify. Any 4 of:

Weta

  • has 6 legs
  • has 3 body parts
  • has antennae
  • lays eggs

Possum 

  • has fur/hair
  • young feed on milk
  • warm blooded
Duck
  • has feathers
  • has wings
  • lays eggs
  • warm blooded
  • has a beak
Frog 
  • lays eggs
  • can breathe through the skin
  • live on both land and in water

NOTE: Students may also mention secondary features for example: scales on the ducks legs, etc.

Weta – has 6 legs

  • has 3 body parts
  • has antennae
  • lays eggs