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REINFORCEMENT Mammals

2 Name:  Date:  Class: 

1 Ana has two pets: a dog called Ron and a

cat called Parche.

a) What similarities do Ron and Parche

share? Make a list.

b) What are their differences?

c) Parche is the only cat in the neighbourhood. All of the cats are similar, but they aren’t
exactly the same. Make a list of the differences among these cats. Can you group
them?


d) Parche and Ron are vertebrates. Why are they called vertebrates?

●● Which group of vertebrates do they belong to?

●● What group of vertebrates does Ana belong to?

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REINFORCEMENT Birds

2 Name:  Date:  Class: 

All birds have a beak, but their beaks have very different functions in feeding.
There are beaks for tearing, for breaking seeds, for catching insects in flight and for
extracting pollen from flowers and plants.

1 Match the type of beak with the type of food it is most used for. Complete the phrases.
Choose the word from the box which is most appropriate.

Parrot Hummingbird Robin Falcon

Mouse Seeds Arthropods and worms Pollen from flowers

a) The parrot is
Herbivore
b) The hummingbird is
Carnivore
c) The robin is
Omnivore
d) The falcon is

2 Label the body parts on the bird.

wings
beak
legs
tail

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Reinforcement Reptiles and fish

2 Name:  Date:  Class: 

1 Choose the odd the one out in each list of animals. Find the intruder and write the
number which justifies your choice.
The intruder is ... Because

a) Lizard - snake - crocodile - hake

b) Viper - water snake - lizard - anaconda

c) Sea bream - turtle - anchovy - codfish

1. Because it isn’t a fish.
2. Because it’s not a reptile.
3. Because it has limbs.

2 Look at the images and answer the questions.

Is it viviparous?   Is it viviparous?  
Is it oviparous?  Is it oviparous? 
Is its skin covered in scales?  Is its skin covered in scales? 
Does it breathe through lungs?  Does it breathe through lungs? 
Does it breathe through gills?  Does it breathe through gills? 
Is it an aquatic animal?  Is it an aquatic animal? 
Is it a land animal?  Is it a land animal? 
Is it a fish?  Is it a fish? 
Is it a reptile?  Is it a reptile? 
Is it a crocodile?  Is it a crocodile? 

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