Animal Profile Handout *Print 5 copies
Instructions: Complete the following animal profile for 5 animals that are common in your biome. To maximize credit: 1) use a variety of animals (example: 1 mammal, 1 amphibian, 1 reptile, 1 invertebrate, 1 fish) 2) take advantage of the opportunity to find more than the minimum required information (interesting info).
Animal profile: draw and label key characteristics of your animal
Kingdom_____________________ Order________________
Phylum______________________ Family_______________
Class________________________ Genus and species:___________________ Common
name:___________________
Physical description:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Habitat______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Location (where in the world is your organism
found)____________________________________________________________________
Behavior______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Nutrition:
(What do they eat and how do they obtain their
nutrients)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reproduction_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Adaptations:
(Include an explanation of how this adaptation helps them survive in
their environment) Also, put an S for
structural adaptation, B for
behavioral, and P for physiological.
Adaptation Explanation Type of adaptation
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Vital statistics:
(weight, length, lifespan
etc.)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Economic
Importance________________________________________________________
Conservation_______________________________________________________________
Other interesting
information:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________