Animal Features Worksheet

Animal Features Exploration

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet explores the different features animals have and how these features help them live and survive.

1. Which animal feature is primarily used for camouflage in snowy environments?

2. What is the main purpose of a bird's hollow bones?

3. Fish use   to breathe underwater.

4. A polar bear's thick layer of fat, called  , helps it stay warm in cold environments.

5. A chameleon's ability to change its skin color is an example of  , which helps it hide from predators.

6. All birds have webbed feet.

7. Mammals are the only animals that have hair or fur.

8. Describe how a duck's webbed feet and oily feathers help it survive in water.

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

9. Bats use   to navigate and find prey in the dark.

10. Bears often enter a state of   during the winter months to conserve energy.