Animal Habitats and Body Coverings

The specific environment where an animal lives, grows, and reproduces.

Animals that live on land.

Animals that live on trees.

Animals that live in water.

Animals that live in air.

Animals that live both on land and in water.

A dry, sandy area with little rainfall, often hot during the day and cold at night.

A cold, often snowy region with high elevation.

Regions near the North and South Poles, permanently covered with snow.

The region around the North Pole.

The region around the South Pole.

A vast area densely covered with trees and plants.

Animals that live in trees.

Animals that live in water.

Naturally occurring water with minimal dissolved salts.

Animals that can live both on land and in water.

Birds that cannot fly.

Birds that can fly.

Fish bodies are covered in overlapping scales for protection and to prevent water loss.

Hard, overlapping structures that protect the skin of fish and reptiles and help prevent water loss.

Scales are also found on the legs of birds, for protection and gripping surfaces.

Bony plates that act like scales, found on the skin of crocodiles, turtles, etc.

Feathers help birds insulate and protect them from environmental elements like cold and rain.

Hard covering on insects like butterflies, beetles, and grasshoppers, that protects their soft bodies.

Habitats like oceans and seas, containing saline water.

Animals that primarily live in the air.

External structures like scales, feathers, or skin that protect and insulate animals.

Feathers are structures found on birds that help keep them warm and aid in flight.

Feathers in wings that enable birds to fly.

Hard, protective coverings found on reptiles.

Thin, overlapping structures that cover a fish's body.

Hard covering on some animals (e.g. snail, tortoise), offering protection.

Needle-like outgrowths on some animals used for defense (e.g., hedgehog).

Animals that can live both in water and on land.

An animal that eats only plants.

Animals that live in trees.

Animals that live in water.

The place where an animal lives.

A feature like the shell that they share.