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Year 4 in England

3rd grade animals and habitats

6 3rd grade animals and habitats skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.

Mixed review

Ten questions drawn from every skill below.

Animal life cycles

CCSS NGSS.3-LS1-1England: KS2 Y5 Living things and their habitatsEngland: KS1 Y2 Animals, including humans

Example

In the life cycle of a grasshopper, what comes straight after "egg"?

  1. egg → nymph → larger nymph → adult grasshopper
  2. So the answer is: nymph

Answer: nymph

Adaptations to habitats

CCSS NGSS.3-LS4-3CCSS NGSS.4-LS1-1England: KS2 Y6 Evolution and inheritance

Example

Why do camels have wide, flat feet?

  1. Wide feet spread the camel's weight so it does not sink into sand.
  2. So the answer is: so they do not sink into soft sand

Answer: so they do not sink into soft sand

Metamorphosis: complete, incomplete or none?

CCSS NGSS.3-LS1-1England: KS2 Y5 Living things and their habitats

Example

What kind of life cycle does this animal have: dog?

  1. The young simply grow bigger.
  2. So the answer is: no metamorphosis (young look like small adults)

Answer: no metamorphosis (young look like small adults)

Compare life cycles: mammals, birds, amphibians and insects

CCSS NGSS.3-LS1-1England: KS2 Y5 Living things and their habitats

Example

Are the young of this animal born live or do they hatch from eggs: frog?

  1. Birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects usually lay eggs.
  2. So the answer is: hatch from eggs

Answer: hatch from eggs

Camouflage, warning colours and mimicry

CCSS NGSS.3-LS4-2England: KS2 Y6 Evolution and inheritance

Example

Which survival trick is this: a stick insect on a twig?

  1. The animal's colour or shape matches its surroundings, so it is hard to see.
  2. So the answer is: camouflage (blending in)

Answer: camouflage (blending in)

When an environment changes: move, adjust or die out

CCSS NGSS.3-LS4-4CCSS NGSS.3-LS4-3England: KS2 Y6 Evolution and inheritanceEngland: KS2 Y4 Living things and their habitats

Example

What is a likely effect of this change: a pond dries up in a drought?

  1. So the answer is: frogs and fish that cannot leave may die

Answer: frogs and fish that cannot leave may die

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