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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
These animals live in one of the Earth’s cold zones.

What name do we give to these cold zones?
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
Penguins are birds. All birds hatch from eggs.

When an egg is created it has to be kept warm by an adult bird.
What is this process called?
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
Male emperor penguins supervise the penguin egg whilst it is developing. They do this by balancing it on their feet and covering it with a special part of their body called the brood pouch. The male penguin stands for approximately 100 days.
Crows are quite large birds that can fly, they build nests high up in trees. The female crow sits over the eggs, smothering them for approximately 18 days before hatching.


Which statements about the life cycles of both birds are correct? Select two correct answers.
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
Young penguins that are approximately 40 days old are often left alone by their parents whilst they return to sea to find food. During this time the youngsters group together to form a creche.

The penguins form these groups to help them keep safe and warm.
Which is the warmest place in the huddle or creche?
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
The cheetah is a mammal.

In which climate zone is the cheetah most commonly found?
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
Two students, George and Anne, researched the life cycle of cheetahs.
They compared the life cycle of cheetahs to the life cycle of humans and displayed their findings in a table.
Take your time looking at the information in the table before you look at the question.
Life Cycle Stage Cheetah Human The gestation period in the womb is… 3.5 months 9 months First opens eyes at… 4–14 days birth Develops first tooth by… 3 weeks 6 months Has a full set of milk teeth by… 6 weeks 30 months Has a full set of permanent teeth by… 8 months 13 years Starts weaning at… 6 weeks 6–12 months Is able to walk unaided by… 3 weeks 12–16 months Average life span is… 10 years 70 years Some major events in the life cycle of a cheetah occur before they do so in humans, others occur afterwards.
From the list below, identify three events that occur in the cheetah before they occur in humans.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
Have another look at the table.
Life Cycle Stage Cheetah Human The gestation period in the womb is… 3.5 months 9 months First opens eyes at… 4–14 days birth Develops first tooth by… 3 weeks 6 months Has a full set of milk teeth by… 6 weeks 30 months Has a full set of permanent teeth by… 8 months 13 years Starts weaning at… 6 weeks 6–12 months Is able to walk unaided by… 3 weeks 12–16 months Average life span is… 10 years 70 years 30 months is approximately 130 weeks.
Approximately how many times longer does it take humans to develop a full set of milk teeth compared to a cheetah?
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
Let’s practise a ‘how many times’ question again. Here’s the data.
Life Cycle Stage Cheetah Human The gestation period in the womb is… 3.5 months 9 months First opens eyes at… 4–14 days birth Develops first tooth by… 3 weeks 6 months Has a full set of milk teeth by… 6 weeks 30 months Has a full set of permanent teeth by… 8 months 13 years Starts weaning at… 6 weeks 6–12 months Is able to walk unaided by… 3 weeks 12–16 months Average life span is… 10 years 70 years Eddie is a human. He was 13 months old when he was first able to walk unaided. 13 months is approximately 56 weeks.
Approximately how many times longer did it take Eddie to learn to walk compared to a cheetah?
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
Have another look at the data.
Life Cycle Stage Cheetah Human The gestation period in the womb is… 3.5 months 9 months First opens eyes at… 4–14 days birth Develops first tooth by… 3 weeks 6 months Has a full set of milk teeth by… 6 weeks 30 months Has a full set of permanent teeth by… 8 months 13 years Starts weaning at… 6 weeks 6–12 months Is able to walk unaided by… 3 weeks 12–16 months Average life span is… 10 years 70 years Why is it important that a cheetah is able to walk by the time it is 3 weeks old?
Select two correct answers from the list.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
Think about the penguin and the cheetah.


Both animals are brilliantly adapted to living in their environment.
The table below lists some adaptations of the cheetah and the penguin. Can you match the adaptation to the correct animal?
Tick one box only per adaptation.
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- Forms a crèche with other animals in its group to keep warm
- Develops first teeth after just three weeks
- Incubates an egg in a breed pouch to keep it warm during development
- Can walk unaided after just three weeks
- Stores lots of fat under its skin for insulation
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Cheetah
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Cheetah
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Penguin
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Penguin
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Penguin
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