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WorksheetsAnimal Test Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What behavior allows newborn animals to recognize and follow the first moving object they see?
a)
courting
b)
imprinting
c)
mimicry
d)
conditioning
2.
The dog in the picture is trying to cool off by panting. This response is similar to when a human does what?
a)
sneezes
b)
sweats
c)
shivers
d)
sleeps
3.
Hibernation is a response to which of the following environmental stimuli?
a)
hot weather
b)
other animals
c)
cold weather
d)
being hungry
4.
Which of the following behaviors in an animal would be prompted by the presence of other animals of the same species?
a)
courtship
b)
shedding
c)
hibernation
d)
mimicry
5.
Northern garter snakes coil together in a huge ball in a den. This behavior could help to
a)
increase camouflage
b)
locate food sources
c)
reduce heat loss
d)
increase oxygen consumption
6.
Shivering is the body's response to ______.
a)
too much food
b)
extreme thirst
c)
reduced body temperature
d)
increased body temperature
7.
To maintain internal temperatures, animals may ______
a)
shed thick coats of fur in the summer
b)
sweat to stay cool
c)
shiver to stay warm
8.
Which of the following is an example of an escape strategy that is used to avoid being killed and eaten by predators?
a)
Octopuses release a cloud of ink.
b)
Otters produce oil to coat their fur and make it waterproof.
c)
Deer shed their antlers in the fall.
9.
What classification level contains all the different animals that have a backbone?
a)
kingdom
b)
phylum
c)
class
d)
order
10.
Which of the following behaviors is an example of a learned behavior?
a)
A whale's ability to swim when it is born.
b)
A primate digging for bugs with a stick.
c)
A baby crying when it is hungry or sleepy.
d)
A newly hatched sea turtle walks toward the ocean.
11.
What behavior allows newborn animals to recognize and follow the first moving object they see?
a)
conditioning
b)
courtship
c)
mimicry
d)
imprinting
12.
Which trait would MOST LIKELY be inherited from a human parent?
a)
the ability to read
b)
an understanding of long division
c)
knowing how to swim
d)
long fingers
13.
Which of these is not a characteristic of mammals?
a)
breathing through lungs
b)
feeding the young with mother's milk
c)
an external skeleton
d)
fur or hair
14.
An insect looks like a small twig, so it can hide from its predators. This is an example of __________.
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
c)
camouflage
d)
mimicry
15.
What does endothermic mean?
a)
body temperature changes with outside temperature
b)
slows down and eats little in winter
c)
heat reduction
d)
body stays at or near a constant temperature
16.
While on a family outing at the beach, Petra noticed that seagulls tend to hover over family groups. The seagulls were often rewarded with food by the families. The seagulls are exhibiting __________.
a)
a behavior learned through conditioning
b)
an imprinting behavior
c)
an instinctual, inherited behavior
d)
a behavior instinct
17.
Horns, claws, quills, and stingers are physical adaptations that are used for __________.
a)
movement
b)
obtaining resources
c)
food gathering
d)
defence
18.
A sea star is an invertebrate that can be classified as a (an) __________.
a)
echinoderm
b)
sponge
c)
arthropod
d)
segmented worm
19.
Circus and animal trainers rely on conditioning to train animals to perform tricks. How does this conditioning work?
a)
The animals are punished for their natural behaviors.
b)
The animals inherit there amazing abilities from their parents.
c)
The trainers can imprint certain behaviors on very young animals.
d)
The trainers use a stimulus, paired with a reward to get the response they want.
20.
The only group of animals that begin their lives in the water breathing with gills and as adults can live on land breathing with lungs is the __________.
a)
echinoderms
b)
mollusks
c)
amphibians
d)
reptiles
21.
Mosquitoes have many interesting sensory abilities. They have chemical sensors that can sense body sweat, humidity, and CO2 and they have heat sensors to find warm-blooded animals. What is the purpose of these sensors?
a)
for mating
b)
for protection
c)
for movement
d)
for obtaining resources
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