Animal rings on a meadow
Age 10 · Nature
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.
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- The fish in the outer ring: it has fins and no four limbs.
- The frog in the middle ring: it has four limbs.
- 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.
Key takeaways
- Living things can be sorted into smaller groups by shared features.
- A smaller group sits inside a larger group and keeps only the animals that share a feature.
Quiz: Animal rings on a meadow (Age 10)
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How can living things be sorted into smaller groups?
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If a smaller group sits inside a larger group, what must all its members share?
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In the nested groups, what feature do the animals in the smallest group share?
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