All About Mammals
An engaging science worksheet for Grade 5 students to learn about the characteristics, habitats, and classification of mammals.
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All About Mammals
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. Which of the following is a key characteristic of most mammals?
Lay eggs
Have gills
Produce milk to feed their young
Are cold-blooded
2. What covers the body of most mammals?
Scales
Feathers
Fur or hair
Shells
3. Mammals are , meaning they can regulate their own body temperature.
4. Most mammals give birth to live young, but a few, like the platypus, .
5. All mammals live on land.
True
False
6. Bats are birds because they can fly.
True
False
7. Name two aquatic mammals and describe one adaptation they have for living in water.
8. Look at the image above. Based on its appearance, what type of mammal do you think it is, and why?