The platypus 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Further Resources This task is about features of a platypus. Question 1Change answer The platypus comes from Australia. It lives in lakes and streams. It has fur, warm blood, webbed feet, and lays eggs. The duck-like bill is used to search through mud for small animals to eat. The platypus comes from Australia. It lives in lakes and streams. It has fur, warm blood, webbed feet, and lays eggs. The duck-like bill is used to search through mud for small animals to eat. a) i) The platypus belongs to the larger group called mammals. Name one feature of the platypus which shows it belongs to this group. ii) What is one feature of the platypus that would not be found in almost all other mammals? Task administration: This task can be completed with pen and paper or online (with NO auto marking). Copyright: Image: (c) Klaus, CC-BY SA 2.0 (Wikipedia) Level: 4 Curriculum info: Science, Knowledge, Living World Keywords: evolution, classification, mammals, platypus Description of task: Task: answer questions about classification of a platypus. Assessment focus: classification features of mammals. Making Better Sense: Platypus Answers/responses: Y8 (11/1997) a) i) ii) fur/warm blood/suckles young lay eggs/duck(bird)-like bill/webbed feet easy easy Naming plants Identifying fish and shellfish Types of insects Identity parade Weta Identifying invertebrates Whales and dolphins Features of fish Logical geometry What makes a reptile a reptile?
