Unit 2 Vocabulary Assessment

Scientists _____ animals by their characteristics.

• observe
• identify
• analyze
• classify

Your backbone is also known as your spinal _____.

• column
• cord
• cords
• vertebrae

A snake _____ venom whenever it bites its victim.

• bites
• swallows
• injects
• paralyzes

Zoologists _____ animals in their natural habitat for research.

• capture
• release
• train
• observe

A sleeping cat on the windowsill has a lower ____ than when it is awake.

• energy consumption
• metabolism

• energy output
• energy intake

Where is a good HABITAT for a fish?

• Deserts
• Mountains
• Forests
• Oceans, rivers, lakes, and ponds.

Which animal is NOCTURNAL?

• Deer
• Cats

• Bats
• Squirrels

Which animal is AQUATIC?

• Eagle
• Lion
• Elephant
• Fish

Which animal is known to HIBERNATE during the winter?

• dog

• cat

• bear

• elephant

Jane Goodall was an ACTIVIST for _____.

• tigers

• chimpanzees

• whales

• turtles