ArtStream Critterology II Animal Research Form

ANIMAL RESEARCH FORM    printable PDF for handouts

Name___________________________ Teacher_____________________

Circle group:
amphibian  bird   fish   mammal   reptile    aquatic animal

Animal name ______________________________________

Scientific name ____________________________________

Weight __________________________________________

Height or Length ___________________________________

Color ___________________________________________

Body covering _____________________________________

How it breathes ____________________________________

Born alive or eggs __________________________________

How many babies __________________________________

What are young called _______________________________

MO Habitat/Environment (where it lives) ______________________________

Is it a ___ producer, ___ consumer, ___ or decomposer?
If it is a consumer,
is it a ___herbivore, ___carnivore, or ___omnivore?

Food ___________________________________________

Is it a ___ predator or ___ prey?

What eats this animal? ______________________________

Draw a food chain that involves your animal below.

Defense/Protection__________________________________
(camouflage, defense mechanism, etc)

How would polluted runoff affect this animal?
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Identify examples in MO where human activity has had a beneficial
or harmful effect on this organism (eg. feeding birds, littering vs. picking up trash,
hunting/conservation of species, paving/restoring greenspace) ________________________________________________
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