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WorksheetsAnimal Body Structures, and Temperature Regulation
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which animal below is a mammal?
a)
turtle
b)
snake
c)
pelican
d)
bear
2.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
3.
My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water. What am I?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Bird
d)
Fish
4.
I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs. What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibian
d)
Reptile
5.
My body is cold, am covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs. What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Mammal
c)
Reptile
d)
Amphibian
6.
What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Bird
c)
Reptile
d)
Mammal
7.
There are five categories of vertebrates. Which one is not a vertebrate?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Arthropods
d)
Reptiles
8.
This picture is an example of which group of invertebrates?
a)
Segmented worms
b)
Fish
c)
Sponges
d)
Arthropods
9.
Which of the following has an exoskeleton?
a)
Foxes
b)
Birds
c)
Lobsters
d)
Fish
10.
Is the picture a vertebrate or invertebrate?
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
11.
What is an ectotherm?
a)
fish
b)
cat
c)
dog
d)
human
12.
What is an endotherm?
a)
a human
b)
a frog
c)
a toad
d)
a fish
13.
What breathes through gills its entire life?
a)
fish
b)
salamander
c)
toad
d)
frog
14.
What is an endoskeleton?
a)
my best friend
b)
a skeleton inside the body
c)
an animal with a skeleton
d)
a skeleton outside the body
15.
Mammals nurse their young with ______.
a)
Milk
b)
juice
16.
What is the single most feature used to identify a bird?
a)
beak
b)
feathers
c)
Backbone
d)
feet
17.
A common characteristic of all animals is:
a)
exoskeleton
b)
multicellular
c)
single cellular
d)
venom
18.
All animals have the ability to _________ and _____________.
a)
hibernate; migrate
b)
eat; reproduce
c)
move; lay eggs
d)
make their own food; use food for energy
19.
A common characteristic of endothermic animals is
a)
exoskeleton
b)
endoskeleton
c)
keep internal conditions in balance
d)
beaks
20.
Sponges, segmented worms, echinoderms, arthropods, and mollusks belong in which group?
a)
endothermic
b)
ectothermic
c)
vertebrate
d)
invertebrate
21.
Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians belong in which phylum?
a)
endothermic
b)
ectothermic
c)
vertebrate
d)
invertebrate
22.
An octopus can change its color to match its surroundings. This is an example of which type of behavior?
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
cooperative behavior
d)
estivation
23.
Imprinting is when an animal follows the first thing they see.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
An inherited behavior is...
a)
something passed down from the parent
b)
something taught
25.
A pine snake moves it tail quickly in pine needles so it sounds like a rattle snake. This is an example of which type of behavior?
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
estivation
d)
migration
26.
A behavior in which animals use to attract a mate.
a)
Hibernation
b)
Defense
c)
Migration
d)
Courtship
27.
What is a learned behavior
a)
Something that is taught
b)
Something that is already known
28.
Animals will respond to body temperature changes in which of the following ways?
a)
Sweating
b)
Coughing
c)
Smiling
d)
Dancing
29.
What is a response to cold weather?
a)
migration
b)
Defense
c)
sweating
d)
None of the above
30.
Which of the following happens to an animal in order to keep cool during the warm summer months?
a)
Snakes shed their skin
b)
Reptiles develop layers of fat
c)
Mammals shed their thick fur
d)
Amphibians become dormant
31.
The animal in the picture uses the pointy quills on its body for what purpose?
a)
To dig tunnels for hiding
b)
To hide from a predator
c)
To change its size
d)
To make a direct and painful attack
32.
A place where plants and animals live and grow is called a ____________. It provides, food, water, shelter, and air.
a)
shelter
b)
tree
c)
habitat
d)
organism
33.
This is a behavior when certain animals travel together for protection:
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
grouping
d)
blending
34.
What animal structure is NOT helpful for eating?
a)
flexible jaw
b)
claws
c)
teeth
d)
legs
35.
How do an animal's physical characteristics help them?
a)
to move
b)
to obtain resources
c)
to defend themselves
d)
All of the above
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