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1. Find 12 animals in this word search.

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S A B C R A B C D O
H E L F E L G A E G
A G I R A F F E F W
R G A O H I J K L O
K M N G N O P Q R R
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B U T T E R F L Y V
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2. Which animals of the exercise 1 are invertebrates or
vertebrates?
Vertebrates invertebrates
3. Complete with the following words
Amphibians backbone fish vertebrates animals
invertebrates classify mammals dont have five
groups
We can classify ....................... in different ways. One way
to .....................animals into .......................... and
........................ Vertebrates have a ...................... and
invertebrates .............................. a backbone.
We can also classify vertebrates into ................ smaller
..................: ........................, birds, ......................., reptiles
and .............................
4. Which group do these characteristics belong to? Write
mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians or fish in each gap.
a) Their babies are born live ................................
b) Both adults and babies live in water ...........................
c) They have feathers, wings and a beak ..........................
d) They live on land but they have scales and shells
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e) The babies live in water ...........................
f) They drink their mothers milk ............................
g) They have fins, scales and gills ............................
h) Most of them can fly, swim or run .............................
i) Some of them have legs and others dont ........................
j) The adults live on land and in water .............................
k) They breathe with their lungs and some have 4 legs
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l) They lay eggs and breathe through their gills ...................
m)They lay eggs and breathe with their lungs ......................
and .........................
n) They breathe with their lungs and moist skin
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5. Answer the following questions.
a) Are there more invertebrates or vertebrates on earth?
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b) Which is the common characteristic of invertebrates?
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c) Write the name of an invertebrate with soft body and
one invertebrate with a shell.
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d) Where is the exoskeleton?
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e) How can the exoskeleton be? ......................................
f) Write one example of an invertebrate with a thin
exoskeleton and an invertebrate with a thick
exoskeleton
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g) Do invertebrates lay eggs? ............................................