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"?
- egg → nymph → larger nymph → adult grasshopper
- 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?
- Wide feet spread the camel's weight so it does not sink into sand.
- 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?
- The young simply grow bigger.
- So the answer is: no metamorphosis (young look like small adults)
Answer: no metamorphosis (young look like small adults)
Builds on: Animal life cycles
Leads to: Compare life cycles: mammals, birds, amphibians and insects
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?
- Birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects usually lay eggs.
- 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?
- The animal's colour or shape matches its surroundings, so it is hard to see.
- So the answer is: camouflage (blending in)
Answer: camouflage (blending in)
Builds on: Adaptations to habitats
Leads to: Evolution: how living things change over many generations
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?
- So the answer is: frogs and fish that cannot leave may die
Answer: frogs and fish that cannot leave may die
Builds on: Adaptations to habitats
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