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All About Sharks!

Explore the amazing world of sharks with this fun and educational worksheet for 3rd graders. Learn about their characteristics, habitats, and what makes them unique ocean creatures.

Grade 3 Science BiologySharks
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sharksocean animalsmarine biologysciencegrade 3
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All About Sharks!

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Sharks are fascinating fish that live in the ocean. They have a skeleton made of cartilage instead of bone, which makes them very flexible. Most sharks are carnivores, meaning they eat other animals. There are over 500 different types of sharks, and they come in many shapes and sizes!

A cartoon illustration of a shark swimming in the ocean.

1. What is a shark's skeleton made of?

a

Bones

b

Cartilage

c

Wood

d

Metal

2. All sharks are herbivores.

T

True

F

False

3. There are over   different types of sharks.

4. Name two things that make sharks different from most other fish.

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

ocean
carnivores
gills
flexible

5. Sharks live in the  .

6. Most sharks are  , meaning they eat meat.