Mammal life cycles | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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What is an animal?
- A living thing that has fur.
- A living thing that moves and eats other animals or plants. ✓
- A living thing that has a face.
- A living thing that makes its own food.
Mammals have backbones. This means they belong to a group of animals called ______.
- 'vertebrates' ✓
Which of these animals is not a mammal?
- rhinoceros
- orca whale
- frog ✓
- bat
Which of these words means a fully-grown animal?
- adolescent
- infant
- young
- adult ✓
What is a life cycle?
- What happens to an animal's body after it dies.
- The changes a living thing goes through as it grows. ✓
- The way an animal is born.
Which of these is not true of mammals?
- They are warm-blooded.
- They have hair or fur.
- They lay eggs. ✓
- They are vertebrates.

Which of these statements about humans is false?
- Humans are cold-blooded. ✓
- Humans are mammals.
- Humans have a life cycle.
- Humans are vertebrates.
How many stages are there in the mammal life cycle?
- '3' ✓
Which of these is not part of the mammal life cycle?
- young
- adult
- baby
- egg ✓
A fully grown mammal is called an ______.
- 'adult' ✓
Starting with the youngest, put the stages of the mammal life cycle in order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  baby
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  young
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  adult
Which of these would not help us to learn about animal life cycles?
- Observing how animals change over time.
- Researching animals using secondary sources.
- Looking at one photograph of one animal. ✓
- Looking at a life cycle diagram.

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Mammals are animals, they are living things that grow and reproduce
Life cycles of different mammals can be observed over time and/or researched using secondary sources of information
Scientific diagrams are used to show the stages in a mammal’s life cycle
Mammals are born alive from their mother
The stages of a mammal’s life cycle are baby, young and adult

Pupils may think that humans are not animals, but something different.

When mammals are discussed in the lesson, remind pupils that humans are animals and mammals because of their shared characteristics.

Mammal - A mammal is a warm-blooded animal that gives birth to live young and has hair or fur.
Life cycle - A life cycle is the way in which a living thing changes as it ages.
Secondary sources - Secondary sources are texts, images or objects created using information gathered by others.
Research - To research something is to find out about it or investigate it carefully.