How a Thorny Devil Drinks Through Its Skin, Read and Answer

Ask your child to name the habitat first, then find the body part or behavior that solves its problem, such as little water or deep darkness. For the food chain questions, have them draw the arrows on scrap paper. Check with the answer key.

Read how a thorny devil drinks through grooves in its skin, study the diagram and answer questions. An adaptation is a body part or behavior that helps an animal survive where it lives. The directions on the page read: Read the passage and study the labeled diagram. Then, turn the page and answer the questions. On page 2: Circle the letter of the best answer for questions 1 to 3. Then, write the answers to questions 4 to 6 on the lines. The answer key covers the questions on page 2.

Yes, both. We made it for 5th Grade living things, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with animal adaptations. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Desert animals get and keep water in different ways. A thorny devil drinks through tiny grooves in its skin, a Gila monster stores water in its bladder, and a roadrunner gets water from its food and gets rid of salt through a gland. One sheet has students compare the last two in a chart.

A predator adaptation helps an animal catch food, like a sticky tongue, sharp teeth or silent wings. A prey adaptation helps an animal avoid being eaten, like sharp quills, a smelly spray or a body that looks like a twig. Students sort ten cards into the two groups.

Yes. Many sheets have a question that traces matter and energy, such as from zooplankton to lanternfish to a whale, or from ants to a frog to a snake. That ties each animal's adaptation to its place in a food web (5-LS2-1).

Yes. All ten animal adaptations sheets have an answer key.

10 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 5th Grade students, roughly ages 10-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Each one shows the NGSS code it covers on its own page, so you can check the alignment yourself rather than taking our word for it.