Animals Characteristics

Respuesta correcta: A) wings

• A) wingsA bird does not have human arms; its forelimbs are modified into wings.
• B) armsCorrect. Birds have two wings, the limbs they beat to lift themselves off the ground and fly.
• C) legs'Legs' are what a bird stands on; they are not what makes it fly.
• D) ears'Ears' are used for hearing, and birds do not use them to fly.

Respuesta correcta: B) fins

• A) hairA fish has no hair; hair is a covering of mammals.
• B) finsCorrect. Fins are the flat limbs a fish uses to push against the water and move forward.
• C) wings'Wings' belong to birds and insects, not to fish.
• D) hands'Hands' are human limbs with fingers, and fish do not have them.

Respuesta correcta: C) trunk

• A) finA 'fin' is a fish part for swimming, and an elephant has no fins.
• B) featherA 'feather' covers a bird, not an elephant.
• C) trunkCorrect. The trunk is the elephant's long nose, which it uses to breathe, smell and pick things up.
• D) wingA 'wing' belongs to a bird, not to an elephant.

Respuesta correcta: D) whiskers

• A) toes'Toes' are at the end of a foot, not on an animal's face.
• B) fingers'Fingers' are human digits used for gripping, not what a cat has on its face.
• C) arms'Arms' are human limbs; a cat has front legs.
• D) whiskersCorrect. Whiskers are the long stiff hairs on a cat's face that help it judge narrow spaces.

Respuesta correcta: A) feathers

• A) feathers'Fur' is the hairy coat of mammals such as dogs and cats; birds are not mammals.
• B) furCorrect. A bird's body is covered in feathers, which are its characteristic outer covering.
• C) scales'Scales' cover fish and reptiles, not birds.
• D) skinA bird's skin is thin and mostly hidden under its feathers, so it is not its covering.

Respuesta correcta: B) striped

• A) blue'Blue' is not a colour of any real tiger; tigers are orange and black.
• B) stripedCorrect. A tiger's fur has orange and black stripes running along its body.
• C) spotted'Spotted' describes a leopard, not a tiger.
• D) plain'Plain' means with no pattern, and a tiger's fur is clearly patterned with stripes.

Respuesta correcta: C) spotted

• A) plain'Plain' means without a pattern; a leopard is covered with spots.
• B) red'Red' is not the colour of a leopard's coat; its spots are dark on a pale coat.
• C) spottedCorrect. A leopard's fur is covered in dark round spots, which is its natural camouflage pattern.
• D) striped'Striped' describes a tiger or a zebra, whereas a leopard's pattern is made of spots.

Respuesta correcta: D) tail

• A) trunkA 'trunk' is an elephant's nose, and a dog does not have one.
• B) wingA 'wing' belongs to a bird, not to a dog.
• C) finA 'fin' is a fish part for swimming, and dogs do not have fins.
• D) tailCorrect. A dog's tail is the part it wags from side to side when it is happy.