Chapter Assignment

Prepared by PRS

Subject: Science | Class: 5th | Chapter: Animal Life

Student Name : _________________________________ Date : ___________________

Instructions :

• Solve all questions.

• Write steps clearly.

• Submit on time.

✦ Section A : True or False

Write True or False in the blank provided.

1. All animals need oxygen to breathe. → __________

2. Fish breathe through spiracles. → __________

3. Frogs can breathe through both their body surface and lungs. → __________

4. Carnivores eat only plants. → __________

5. Vultures, hyenas and wolves are examples of scavengers. → __________

6. Birds like emu, ostrich and kiwi can fly. → __________

7. Turtles use flippers to push water while swimming. → __________

8. Blue whale is a reptile that breathes through gills. → __________

9. Herbivores have sharp canine teeth for tearing flesh. → __________

1 The process by which oxygen combines with food to release energy is called respiration. →
0. __________

✦ Section B : Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the box below.

Word Box : habitat | adaptation | spiracles | gills | herbivores | omnivores | flippers | proboscis | rodents
| canines

1. The environment in which an animal or plant lives is called its __________.

2. The characteristic that helps an animal adjust to its surroundings is called __________.

3. Insects like flies, butterflies and mosquitoes breathe through tiny holes called __________.

4. Animals like fish, prawns and crabs breathe through __________.

5. Animals that eat only plants are called __________.

6. Man, bear and crow are examples of __________.

7. Turtles have paddle-like limbs called __________ to swim.

8. Butterflies and mosquitoes suck liquids through a tube-like mouth part called __________.

9. Animals like rats and squirrels that have strong growing incisors are called __________.

1 Carnivores have sharp pointed teeth called __________ to tear flesh.

0.

✦ Section C : Match the Column

Draw a line to match Column A with the correct answer in Column B.

Column A Column B

1. Birds, mammals, reptiles (a) Gills

2. Fish, prawns, crabs (b) Body surface

3. Insects (flies, butterflies) (c) Lungs

4. Frogs and earthworms (d) Spiracles

5. Cow, buffalo, goat (e) Carnivores

6. Lion, tiger, fox (f) Herbivores

7. Vulture, hyena, wolf (g) Omnivores

8. Man, bear, crow (h) Scavengers

✦ Section D : Name the Animal

Read the clues below. Write the name of the animal being described.

1. I breathe through gills. I use fins to balance and tail fins to change direction. I live in water. →
__________

2. I breathe through tiny holes called spiracles. I have six legs and one or two pairs of wings. →
__________

3. I breathe through my body surface and also through lungs. I use webbed feet to swim and jump on
land. → __________

4. I am the largest living aquatic animal but I am a mammal. I breathe air into my lungs through my
nostrils. → __________

5. I am a bird but I cannot fly. I use my legs to run fast. I am found in Africa. → __________

6. I feed on dead and decaying animals. I have a bald head and a hooked beak. → __________

7. I eat only plants. I have incisors for biting and molars for chewing. I give milk. → __________

8. I have four paddle-like limbs called flippers. I live in the sea and breathe through lungs. → __________
 ✦ Section E : Short Answer Questions
Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

1. What is a habitat? Give one example.

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2. What is adaptation? Give one example.

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3. What is respiration?
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4. Name the four types of feeding habits in animals.

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5. What are flightless birds? Give two examples.

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6. How do insects move? Name two insects that can fly.

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7. What are scavengers? Why are they important in nature?

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8. Differentiate between herbivores and carnivores. (Give one difference and one example each.)
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Made by PRS • Class 5th • Subject: Science • Assignment 1 • Chapter 1 – Animal Life