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WorksheetsAnimals & Weather Review
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
Shivering is a mammal’s mechanism to --
a)
Decrease heat production
b)
Increase heat production
c)
Attract a mate
d)
Increase food supply
2.
Which is an example of a RESPONSE to environmental stimuli
a)
it begins to rain
b)
the fire alarm goes off
c)
a lion charges a gazelle
d)
moving away from a hot stove
3.
Which is NOT a RESPONSE to environmental stimuli
a)
blinking
b)
storing food in the form of fat
c)
having lungs or gills
d)
gathering and storing food
4.
Endothermic animals
a)
do not have a constant body temperature
b)
bask in the sun for energy
c)
maintain their own body temperature
d)
do not need to eat often
5.
Which sensory cues are often used by courting males to attract a mate?
a)
Chemical odors and bright colors
b)
fluttering their eyelashes
c)
shivering and blinking
d)
mimicry and camouflage
6.
Colder weather can cause some animals to engage in which of the following behaviors?
a)
Blinking
b)
Camouflage
c)
Hibernation
d)
Panting
7.
Specific actions that an animal does that can be observed are
a)
Behaviors
b)
Responses
c)
Stimuli
d)
Mimicry
8.
How does hibernation help animals survive cold weather?
a)
Allows animals to defend themselves
b)
Allows animals to find food
c)
Allows animals to live off stored food in their body (fat)
d)
Allows animals to leave areas where food is scarce
9.
Some mammals begin to store nutrition in the form of fat. This is a response to which stimuli?
a)
Shorter days and warmer weather
b)
Longer days and colder weather
c)
Warmer weather and longer days
d)
Colder weather and shorter days
10.
A sea turtle digging a nest in the sand is an example of
a)
inherited behavior
b)
learned behavior
c)
inappropriate behavior
d)
a defense
11.
What defense mechanism does the horned lizard use to escape predators?
a)
Climbs a tree
b)
Squirts blood from its eye
c)
It will eject an ink cloud
d)
It will release a foul odor
12.
Which is NOT a response to temperatures becoming warmer?
a)
Shedding
b)
Shivering
c)
Panting
d)
Sweating
13.
Which is NOT an internal stimuli animals experience that ensure their survival?
a)
Hunger
b)
Thirst
c)
Sleep
d)
Mimicry
14.
An inherited behavior is
a)
a behavior that needs to be taught to the animal
b)
a defense mechanism
c)
a behavior an animal is born knowing how to do
d)
a behavior that results in sweating
15.
Which is a learned behavior?
a)
Being polite
b)
Having blue eyes
c)
Growing tall
d)
Being right-handed
16.
When the body of an animal needs water, the brain sends a signal causing the animal to be –
a)
Hungry
b)
Thirsty
c)
Tired
d)
Sweaty
17.
How does migration help animals survive cold weather?
a)
Allows animals to defend themselves
b)
Allows animals to live off stored food in the body that is stored as fat
c)
Allows animals to leave an area where food is scarce and go to a place where food is plentiful
d)
Allows animals to sleep through the colder months
18.
An inherited behavior of humans would be –
a)
playing sports
b)
suckling (nursing) at birth
c)
reading fiction
d)
putting on makeup
19.
Some male birds decorate their nests with berries and ornaments to attract females. This behavior is an example of
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
defense
d)
courtship
20.
To stay cool, ectothermic animals
a)
convert food into cool energy
b)
find shade, change location or burrow underground
c)
increase physical activity
d)
sweat or pant to lose body heat
21.
How does the blinking response protect animals?
a)
Keeps eye moist and protects from injury
b)
Attracts a mate
c)
Keeps the eye actively looking for predators
d)
Discourages males looking for a mate
22.
Sweating cools an animal through the process of evaporation. What change stimulates sweating?
a)
Sudden cooler temperatures
b)
Increased physical activity
c)
Excess dust in the air
d)
Decreased physical activity
23.
Some animals shed fur as a way to cool down. What environmental stimulus leads to this?
a)
Seasons and temperatures becoming cooler
b)
The sun comes closer to Earth
c)
Seasons and temperatures get warmer
d)
It's beach season and they want to look good in a bathing suit
24.
Why are ectothermic animals more active in warm environments?
a)
Muscles and blood need warmth for activity
b)
Gathering and burying a supply of food for winter
c)
They are easily burned by the heated surfaces they live on
d)
Warmer environments have no effect of them
25.
The fall season approaches and squirrels become very active. They are probably
a)
playing games
b)
preparing for mating season
c)
digging for grubs and worms
d)
gathering food for winter
26.
During the afternoon, sea breezes usually form as winds blow toward land. Which condition most likely causes this wind to form?
a)
A thunderstorm over land
b)
Temperature differences in the land and water
c)
A cold front is moving in
d)
A high pressure system over land and water
27.
Use the map to see which location thunderstorms will most likely occur in the next 24 hours.
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
28.
Hurricanes form from warm air rising over tropical ocean water and lose strength when they move over land. What does this pattern best illustrate?
a)
More solar radiation strikes the ocean than land
b)
Oceans transfer more energy to the atmosphere than the land does
c)
Core heat heats the land more than the ocean
d)
The arctic air keeps the land too cold for hurricanes to form
29.
Which condition is associated with most warm fronts?
a)
Tornadoes and hurricanes
b)
clouds, precipitation and colder temps.
c)
Sunshine and blue skies
d)
clouds, precipitation and warmer temps.
30.
Which clouds form at low and middles elevations?
a)
Cirrus and cumulus
b)
Cumulus and stratus
c)
Stratus and cirrus
d)
Cumulonimbus and cirrus
31.
Which organism is most likely a fish?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
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