3. Fill in the table:

ANIMALS

Invertebrates:

……………………………

……………

Amphibians:

Reptiles:

………:

Mammals: lion bat

4. Match the words in a with their definitions in b.

A. B.

1. marsupial 6) rodents

2. monotreme 7) vertebrates

3. omnivore 8) pinnipeds

4. micro-organisms 9) carnivore

5. primates

1. Animals with backbones. The group includes fish, am­phibians, reptiles, birds, mammals.

2. Mammal with no placenta, whose young are born at embryonic stage after short gestation period, then at­tach to a nipple, usually within a marsupium, or under folds of skin.

3. Group of carnivores adapted to marine life, including seals and sea-lions.

1. Animal which eats plants and animals.

4. Group of mammals which includes tarsiers, monkeys, apes and humans.

2. Group of gnawing animals, including mice and rats.

5. Mammal which lays eggs and possesses a cloaca. It feeds its young on milk but lacks nipples.

h) Minute living creatures such as bacteria and protozoa, i) Animal which eats other animals.

3. Match each animal from the box with the animal group it belongs to. Some animals can be used more than once.

Groups: herbivores, insects, mammals, cats, reptiles, fish, birds, carnivores, omnivores, amphibians.

crocodile, lien, tiger, bear, hawk, frog, wolf, goldfish, panther, monkey, snake, sparrow, wasp, whale, lizard, fly, jaguar, tortoise, pigeon, cow, fox, beetle, eagle, puma, squirrel, goat, sheep, salmon

4. Match the animals with their young (babies).

frog lamb

goat puppy

sheep kid

lion calf

dog tadpole

cow cub

hen kitten

duck piglet

cat foal

horse joey

kangaroo duckling

pig chick

5. Match the verbs in a with their definitions in b, then use these verbs in the right form in the sentences below. A. B.

1. to mate (with); 5) to feed on;

2. to incubate; 6) to nest;

3. to hatch; 7) to flock.

4. to breed;

1. to build or use a nest to keep eggs and babies in.

2. to become a pair for the production of young.

3. to keep eggs warm while they develop and hatch.

4. to eat something as its usual food.

5. to become the parents of young animals.

6. to come out an egg.

7. to gather together in a large group.

Example: The female mates and builds a nest in three days, then incubates. The chicks are fed by parents.

1. Game birds nest on the ground and ... their eggs.

2. The chicks ... at intervals, dig to the surface, then run away and lead independent life.

3. Swamp hens ... on plant and animal matter; they may even eat ducklings and other water bird chicks.

4. A female Cassowary ... with up to three males.

5. Parrots ... in holes in trees, or in termite mounds, or on the ground.

6. The Cape Barren Goose ... on a few islands off Australia's southern coast.

7. Birds of a feather ... together (a proverb).