Body Structures of Animals for Adaptation

What do you call animals that live in water?

• Aquatic Animals

• Aerial Animals

• Terrestrial Animals

• Extraterrestrial Animals

Answer explanation

Animals that live in water are called aquatic animals.

What do you call animals that live on land?

• Aquatic Animals

• Aerial Animals

• Terrestrial Animals

• Extraterrestrial Animals

Answer explanation

Terrestrial animals are the ones that live on land.

Which of the following body structure is NOT present in Aquatic Animals?

• Scales

• Gills

• Shells

• Fur

Answer explanation

Aquatic animals do not have fur, so the correct answer is 'Fur'. Scales, gills, and shells are commonly found in aquatic animals.

Which of the following body structures of Terrestrial Animals keep them warm?

• Scales

• Fur

• Feathers

• Legs

Answer explanation

Fur is the body structure of Terrestrial Animals that keeps them warm by providing insulation and retaining body heat.

Fishes breathe through their gills, just like how worms breathe through their:

• Skin

• Mouth

• Eyes

• Feet

Answer explanation

Worms breathe through their skin, just like fishes breathe through their gills.

Match the following:

Body structures & Their function

• Insulating/Heating

• 
• Flying

• 
• Swimming

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Match the following:

Body structures of animals used in eating & Food they eat

• Insects

• 
• Grass/Plants

• 
• Meat/Flesh

• 

Answer explanation

Animals have different body structures to eat their food. They also have different types of food to eat depending on their teeth or mouth part.

*Frogs use their sticky tongue to capture insects.

*Cats, lions, tigers, and other animals that have fangs mostly eat flesh.

*Flat teeth animals like horses, cows, and other herbivores eat grass or plants.

Match the following:

Animals & Their body structures used in adaptation

• Beak/Feathers

• Snake

• Gills/Scales

• Fish

• Fangs/Scales

• Eagle

• Claws/Fur

• Clam

• Shell

• Lion

Organize the animals into their correct habitat.

Groups:

(a) Terrestrial Animals

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(b) Aquatic Animals

• Lion

• Dog

• Squid

• Clams

• Shrimp

• Carabao

• Fish

• Tiger

• Crabs

• Horse