Select the animal.
Maple trees have star-shaped leaves. Mosquitoes can walk and fly.
Plants and animals are living things. Living things are called organisms.
Plants come in many shapes and sizes. Most plants grow in the ground. They might grow leaves, flowers, and fruit. Plants cannot move around on their own like animals can.
Animals also come in many shapes and sizes. Most animals can move around. Animals might run, swim, jump, or fly. Animals eat plants or other organisms for food.
A maple tree is a plant. It has star-shaped leaves.
Maple trees have green leaves in the spring and summer. In the fall, their leaves turn yellow, red, or brown.
A mosquito is an animal. It drinks nectar and fruit juice.
A mosquito is an insect. Only female mosquitoes drink blood.