Animal Body Coverings
This worksheet explores different types of animal body coverings and their functions for Grade 4 science students.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. What is the main purpose of fur or hair on an animal?
To help them swim faster
To keep them warm
To make them look pretty
To help them fly
2. Which animal is covered in scales?
Dog
Bird
Fish
Cow
3. Birds are covered in to help them fly and keep warm.
4. A turtle has a hard for protection.
5. Most mammals have or hair as a body covering.
6. All animals have the same type of body covering.
True
False
7. Scales help fish move easily in water.
True
False
8. Name two animals that have fur or hair.
9. Explain why a snake's scales are important for its survival.
Match the animal to its primary body covering.
10. Bird
a. Fur
11. Fish
b. Feathers
12. Cat
c. Scales
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