Chapter 4 Science Test (Vertabrates)

What environment can an animal with dry scales live in?

• land

• water

• land or water

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What environment does an animal with scales covered with slime live in?

• land

• water

• land or water

Who believes that dinosaurs changed into birds?

• a person with a biblical view

• a person with an evolutionary view

• a person with both a biblical view and an evolutionary view

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Who believes that land animals have always had four legs?

• a person with a biblical view

• a person with an evolutionary view

• a person with both a biblical view and an evolutionary view

What is a way smell helps animals interact with their environment?

• Smell helps animals to use echolocation.

• Smell helps animals sense pain.

• Smell helps animals know when another animal is nearby.

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What is the main difference in the digestive systems of a pig and a cow?

• A pig’s stomach has three compartments, and a cow’s stomach has four compartments.

• A pig’s stomach has a gizzard, and a cow’s stomach has a crop.

• A pig’s stomach has one compartment, and a cow’s stomach has four compartments.

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What is a similarity between the respiratory systems of a mammal and a fish?

• Both a mammal and a fish take in oxygen.

• Both a mammal and a fish breathe with lungs.

• Both a mammal and a fish take in carbon dioxide.

What is a difference between the respiratory systems of mammals and most fish?

• Mammals take in oxygen, and most fish take in carbon dioxide.

• Mammals breathe with lungs, and most fish breathe with gills.

• Mammals breathe with gills, and most fish breathe with lungs.

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What two functions for survival does an animal’s covering have?

• to keep diseases from entering the body

• to insulate the animal’s body

• to catch, hold, and eat prey

• to smell the environment

What are three ways that vertebrates respond using the sense of touch?

• Vertebrates feel hardness, sharpness, temperature, and pain.

• Some vertebrates groom each other’s fur.

• Some vertebrates use their tongues for smelling.

• Some vertebrates communicate through vibrations.