WorksheetsMammal Orders
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This group of Marine Mammals is comprised of Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses
a)
Mysteci
b)
Odontoceti
c)
Pinnipeds
d)
Sirenia
2.
This group is comprised of Doliphins, Whales, and Porpoises
a)
Pinnipeds
b)
Mustilidae
c)
Ursidae
d)
Cetaceans
3.
Which group of mammals has a long gestational period?
a)
monotreme
b)
marsupials
c)
placentals
d)
they all have a short gestational period
4.
Which group(s) are viviparous?
a)
monotremes only
b)
marsupials and monotremes
c)
placentals and marsupials
d)
placentals only
5.
Which order contains prosimians, monkeys, gorillas, and humans?
a)
primates
b)
anthropoids
c)
hominoids
d)
hominins
6.
Opossum and koala are both examples of which Order of mammals even though they are separate families?
a)
Order Hyracoidae
b)
Order Marsupialia
c)
Order Monotremata
d)
Order Dermoptera
7.
The platypus and echidna are both examples of which Order of mammals?
a)
Order Hyracoidae
b)
Order Marsupialia
c)
Order Monotremata
d)
Order Dermoptera
8.
The flying lemur is an example of which Order of mammals?
a)
Order Hyracoidae
b)
Order Marsupialia
c)
Order Monotremata
d)
Order Dermoptera
9.
Identify the structure at the end of the arrow.
a)
gallbladder
b)
spleen
c)
stomach
d)
pancreas
10.
Order Insectivore includes
a)
Aardvark
b)
Mole
c)
Sloth
d)
rat
11.
What is this?
a)
tasmanian wolf
b)
duck
c)
beaver
d)
platypus
12.
What order is this
a)
Artiodactyla
b)
Proboscidea
c)
Perissodactyla
d)
Cetacea
13.
What order is this
a)
Artiodactyla
b)
Proboscidea
c)
Perissodactyla
d)
Cetacea
14.
What order is this
a)
Artiodactyla
b)
Proboscidea
c)
Perissodactyla
d)
Cetacea
15.
What order is this
a)
Pholidota
b)
Tubulidentata
c)
Hyracoidea
d)
Chiroptera
16.
What order is this
a)
Pholidota
b)
Tubulidentata
c)
Hyracoidea
d)
Edentata
17.
What order is this
a)
Pholidota
b)
Tubulidentata
c)
Hyracoidea
d)
Edentata
18.
What order is this
a)
Artiodactyla
b)
Proboscidea
c)
Perissodactyla
d)
Cetacea
19.
Horses and Zebras belong to order
a)
Artiodactyla
b)
Proboscidea
c)
Perissodactyla
d)
Cetacea
20.
What order is this
a)
Pholidota
b)
Tubulidentata
c)
Hyracoidea
d)
Edentata
21.
Which order is this
a)
Hyracoidea
b)
Insectavora
c)
Lagomorpha
d)
Sirenia
22.
Which order contains dugongs and manatees?
a)
Hyracoidea
b)
Insectavora
c)
Lagomorpha
d)
Sirenia
23.
The order Carnivora includes
a)
Wolves, foxes, bears, big cats
b)
Pigs, hippos, camels, deer
c)
Horses, rhinos, zebras, tapirs
d)
kangaroos, wallaby, wombats, koalas
24.
The family Diprotodontia in the Order Marsupiala includes
a)
Wolves, foxes, bears, big cats
b)
Pigs, hippos, camels, deer
c)
Horses, rhinos, zebras, tapirs
d)
Wombats, Kangaroo, Wallaby
25.
The order Artiodactyla includes
a)
Wolves, foxes, bears, big cats
b)
Pigs, hippos, camels, deer
c)
Horses, rhinos, zebras, tapirs
d)
Kangeroos, Koala
26.
Members of order have ever-growing incisors and cheek teeth.
a)
Cetacea
b)
Pinnipedia
c)
Insectivora
d)
Rodentia
27.
In which Order is this animal found
a)
Carnivora
b)
Herbivora
c)
Ursae
d)
Primate
28.
In which Order is this animal found
a)
Carnivora
b)
Herbivora
c)
Ursae
d)
Primate
29.
Mammals have _______ covering their body.
a)
wings
b)
hair
c)
slime
d)
scales
30.
What is the only marsupial native to North America?
a)
Opposum
b)
Kangaroo
c)
Echidna
d)
Bats
31.
The scientific name for modern humans is
a)
Homo habilis
b)
Homo erectus
c)
Homo sapien
d)
Homo australopithicus
32.
A/An _________________________ is a type of mammal characterized by opposable thumbs and binocular vision.
a)
Hominid
b)
Primate
c)
Mammal
d)
Reptile
33.
The unique characteristics of the hominids that is different from other primates is...
a)
bipedalism
b)
opposable thumbs
c)
binocular vision
d)
opposable toes
34.
Paleontologists believe that hominid evolution began in
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
Illinois
d)
Asia
35.
What made Homo habilis different from earlier hominids?
a)
The use of tools
b)
Upright walking
c)
African origins
d)
The use of language
36.
Name the 1st hominid whose name means "southern ape"
a)
Homo sapien
b)
Homo erectus
c)
Homo habilis
d)
Australopethicine
37.
What hominid group is considered the First True humans, made tools out of stone, lived in africa, taller with larger brain. Nickname is Handy Man,
a)
Homo Sapien
b)
Australopethicine
c)
Homo erectus
d)
Homo habilis
38.
What does Homo sapien mean?
a)
Wise perosn
b)
Upright person
c)
Handy person
d)
Southern ape
39.
What does Homo erectus mean
a)
Wise person
b)
Handy person
c)
Upright person
d)
Southern Ape
40.
A mother is born knowing how to nurse her puppies. This is an example of which type of behavior?
a)
reflex
b)
trial and error
c)
Instinct
d)
reasoning
41.
In the park, you noticed a girl throwing a stick for her dog to fetch. The dog ran and got the stick every time. This is an example of
a)
Instinct
b)
conditioning
c)
reflex
d)
reasoning
42.
In _____, an animal uses what it already knows to figure out a new problem
a)
imprinting
b)
conditioning
c)
instinct learning
d)
insight learning
43.
An example of an instinct, which is a complex pattern of innate behavior, includes...
a)
A sea turtle returning to its birth beach to lay its eggs
b)
Jerking your hand away from something hot.
c)
Forming a social attachment to another organism
d)
Tying your shoes on the first try.
44.
a signal that causes an organism to react is a
a)
niche
b)
response
c)
estivation
d)
stimulus
45.
Which of the following is a characteristic that all mammals share?
a)
they all have a pouch
b)
they all have a cloaca
c)
they all have hair
d)
they all have a short gestational period
46.
Which of the following is a structure that mammals share that enables them to feed their young?
a)
diphyodont
b)
mammary glands
c)
sebaceous glands
d)
aortic arch
47.
Which group(s) of mammals is oviparous?
a)
Monotremes only
b)
Marsupials and placentals
c)
Placentals and monotremes
d)
marsupials only
48.
Which group(s) of mammals have a cloaca?
a)
monotremes only
b)
marsupials and monotremes
c)
placentals and marsupials
d)
placentals only
49.
Which term refers to the characteristic of having only two sets of teeth?
a)
tetrapod
b)
synapsid
c)
dinapsid
d)
diphyodont
50.
Which term refers to the characteristic of laying eggs?
a)
gestatious
b)
oogenesis
c)
oviparous
d)
viviparous
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