GRADE 5 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY HOMEWORK. 

ANIMALS

CLASSIFICATION  OF  VERTEBRATES

1.MAMMALS;

• They have 
• They are    (body  temperature   is  constant)
• Their body  is  covered with   fur  or 
• They suckle  their  youngones  as  they  have  mammary 
• They breathe 
• They have  internal 
• They care  for the youngones.
• Most mammals  live on  Others  live  in  the  sea.  Mammals which live in the sea  are known as  sea  mammals  or  marine  mammals. They include;  dolphin,  whale,  seal  and porpoises
• Examples of  land  mammals  are; cow,  zebra, bat, humanbeings, cat , lion,kangaroo  t.c

2.BIRDS

• They are group of veterbrates  that  mostly fly  in  the 
• Other birds cannot

-they  are called  flightless birds  e.g  ostrich,  kiwi,  chicken,  penguin.

• They are  warm  blooded .   
• They lay
• They incubate  their eggs to  hatch 
• They take care of  their  young 
• They have  beaks  instead  of  beaks to 
• Examples of birds  are;  dove,  duck,  flamingo,  sunbird  t.c

WORK    TO   DO

1.Mammals  feed  their  young  ones  with  milk  produced  by  the -----------------

3. Bodies  of  mammals  are  covered  with-------------

4. Mammals   have------------ type of  fertilization.

5. ---------------  birds cannot  fly.

2.The bodies of  birds are covered  with--------------

6. Birds lay   ------------- eggs.

7. Birds use their --------------- to feed.

8. The legs  of  -------------are  covered   with  scales.

9. The largest mammal that lives in water is __

10. Which one of the following is NOT a bird?