Lesson Worksheet: Animal Skeletons Science
In this worksheet, we will practice identifying the skeletons of different animals and describing the functions of skeletons.
Q1:
This a a python.
Does a python have a skeleton?
- AYes
- BNo
Is a python a vertebrate or an invertebrate?
- AVertebrate
- BInvertebrate
Q2:
This is the skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex. Which bone is labeled A?
- ATail
- BSkull
- CJaw
- DSpine
Q3:
How would a crab be classified?
- AVertebrate
- BInvertebrate
Q4:
What animal does this skeleton belong to?
- AElephant
- BHorse
- CBuffalo
- DCow
This animal has much bigger leg bones than a human’s. Why does it need bigger bones?
- ATo help it hunt for food
- BTo help it carry more weight
- CTo help it run faster
- DTo help it climb trees
Q5:
What animal does this skeleton belong to?
- AA horse
- BA fish
- CA bird
- DA mouse
Q6:
Some animals, like frogs, have a skeleton. How do we classify animals with skeletons?
- AInvertebrates
- BAmphibians
- CVertebrates
- DReptiles
Q7:
A jellyfish does not have a skeleton. How are animals with no skeleton classified?
- AMammals
- BInvertebrates
- CFish
- DVertebrates
Q8:
The image shows the skeletons of a giraffe and a human. The giraffe has long legs to allow it to reach plants to eat.
Name other bones that are longer in a giraffe than a human to allow them to reach tall plants.
- ANeck
- BJaw
- CFoot
- DRibs
Q9:
Some insects have a skeleton outside their body to protect them from predators.
The photograph shows a cricket shedding its skeletal layer.
What name is given to a skeleton that is outside the body?
- AAn exoskeleton
- BAn invertebrate
- CA cocoon
Q10:
Many animals have skeletons inside their bodies. What do we call this type of skeleton?
- AAn external skeleton
- BAn internal skeleton
- CA warm skeleton
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