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Animal rings on a meadow

Three rings on a meadow hold different animals. The outer ring holds a fish, frog, lizard, cat and mouse; the middle ring keeps the animals with four limbs, and the inner ring keeps only the furry cat and mouse.

In the picture

  1. The fish in the outer ring: it has fins and no four limbs.
  2. The frog in the middle ring: it has four limbs.
  3. The cat in the inner ring: it has fur.

Examples

  • Pets: dogs and cats are both furry, but a goldfish is not.
  • Wild animals: frogs and lizards both have four limbs, but a fish does not.

Quiz: Animal rings on a meadow (Age 10)

  1. How can living things be sorted into smaller groups?

    • By the first letter of their name
    • By features they share
    • By how far away they live
  2. If a smaller group sits inside a larger group, what must all its members share?

    • No feature at all
    • A shared feature
    • A different feature
  3. In the nested groups, what feature do the animals in the smallest group share?

    • Fur
    • Four limbs
    • Fins

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Nature, Age 10