Name:______Date:______Per.______

Animal Classes Matching Worksheet

Match the words in the first column to the best available answer in the second column.

_____ / food chain / 1)the reason gorillas beat their chests
_____ / reptile / 2)has hard shell covering body and jointed legs
_____ / insects / 3)a meat eater
_____ / extinction / 4)class of animals with dry scaly skin and that lay eggs
_____ / to look threatening / 5)a male bee who mates with the queen
_____ / mammals / 6)class of animals whose body is divided into three sections and usually has three pairs of legs
_____ / birds / 7)has scales and lives and breathes underwater
_____ / crustaceans / 8) have feathers and wings -- lay eggs
_____ / amphibians / 9)a plant is eaten by a beetle which is eaten by a rat which is eaten by a cat is an example of what
_____ / mollusks / 10)have soft body and hard outer shell
_____ / fish / 11)female bees who watch after the eggs
_____ / Australia / 12)feed milk to their babies--have hair or fur--give birth to live young
_____ / drone / 13)the only bee who lays eggs
_____ / workers / 14)when one kind of animal completely dies out
_____ / queen / 15)kangaroos are only found on this continent
_____ / carnivore / 16)have smooth damp skin and can live on land and in water
_____ / herbivore / 17)a plant eater

Answer Key:

9 - food chain
4 - reptile
6 - insects
14 - extinction
1 - to look threatening
12 - mammals
8 - birds
2 - crustaceans
16 - amphibians
10 - molluscs
7 - fish
15 - Australia
5 - drone
11 - workers
13 - queen
3 - carnivore
17 - herbivore