Bart B living non living

​ Based on its observable features, why might you group the platypus with a freshwater turtle

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​​

​ ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ (e)  

• hard shells
• have leathery skin
• eats insects worms and plants
• four legs
• webbed feet
• lay eggs
• swims
• live in creeks, dams and rivers
• short tails

Based on its observable features, why might you group the platypus with the kangaroo and wallabies?

​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• covered with fur
• two large hind legs and two small forelegs
• long tails
• Tiny young feed of milk
• young live in the mother’s pouch
• eat plants
• live on the land

Based on its observable features, why might you group the platypus with ducks.​

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• bodies covered with feathers
• two legs
• webbed feet
• a bill
• lay eggs
• eat plants and small animals
• live near water

Based on its observable features, why might you group the platypus with echidnas?

​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​

​ ​ (e)  

• have four legs
• lay eggs and feed their young milk
• eat worms and insects
• live in burrows on land
• strong claws
• bodies covered with fur and spines, a type of fur

4. Which group is the best one for the platypus to be grouped in? Justify your choice.