Animal
Contents
Key Stage 1
Meaning
An animal is a living creature that can move around freely and eats other living things to survive.
About Animals
- Animals eat other living creatures but they do not always have a mouth.
Examples
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| This animal is a type of Mammal. | A Reptile is a kind of animal. | Birds are a type of animal. |
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| Fish are animals that live underwater. | An amphibian is an animal. | This animal is an insect.
NB: Insects are not in Key Stage 1. |
Note for Teachers
By KS3 many students identify insects as not animals. It is important to make sure that students understand that there are many more animal types than just amphibian, bird, fish, mammal and reptile.
Key Stage 2
Meaning
An animal is an organism that can move around freely and eats other organisms to survive.
About Animals
- There are many different types of animals.
- Animals can be split into two main groups; Vertebrates and Invertebrates.
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Key Stage 3
Meaning
Animals are made of cells which contain a nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria and a cell membrane, but no chloroplasts, cell wall or permanent vacuole.
References
OCR
- Animals, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR
- Animals; cells, pages 18-19, 61, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
- Animals; circulatory system, pages 73-75, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
- Animals; drug testing, page 233, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
- Animals; Electricity, pages 101, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR
- Animals; Fish, pages 43, 101, 165, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR
- Animals; lifespan, pages 12-13, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
- Animals; Lifespan, pages 12-13, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR
- Animals; pathogens, page 210, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
- Animals; populations, pages 182, 284, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
- Animals; sampling, pages 180-181, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
- Animals; selective breeding, pages 198-199, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
- Animals; stem cells, pages 68-69, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
- Animals; urination, pages 14-16, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
- Animals; Urination, pages 14-16, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR