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WorksheetsUnit 5 Earth's Organisms (Animals)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which animal displays bilateral symmetry?
a)
butterfly
b)
sand dollar
c)
coral
d)
sea sponge
2.
What does the term invertebrate refer to?
a)
animals w/a backbone
b)
animals w/out a backbone
c)
marine animals
d)
land animals
3.
The characteristics of live birth and having hair/fur belong to which category of animals?
a)
people
b)
eukaryotes
c)
promates
d)
mammals
4.
Which of these terms best describes ANIMALS?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
unicellular
d)
autotroph
5.
The ability to move is important to most animals because it
a)
helps them find food
b)
helps them stay warm
c)
helps them obtain oxygen
d)
helps them differentiate cells
6.
Which of the following is true of ALL animals?
a)
they are producers
b)
they are multicellular
c)
they reproduce asexually
d)
they are unicellular
7.
How are vertebrates different from other animals?
a)
they eat only plants
b)
they digest their food
c)
they have backbones
d)
they have specialized cells
8.
Interaction among animals of the same species is known as
a)
mating behavior
b)
defensive behavior
c)
social behavior
d)
seasonal behaviors
9.
Examples of survival behaviors include
a)
finding food
b)
seasonal behaviors (like migration)
c)
defensive behaviors
d)
all of these
10.
A young killer whale learning how to hunt in a group (pod) is an example of
a)
innate behavior
b)
learned behavior
c)
natural selection
11.
A message which tells an animal what is occuring inside its body is an example of an
a)
internal stimulus
b)
external stimulas
c)
hunger message
d)
learned behavior
12.
Which would be a display of reproductive behavior?
a)
foraging
b)
growling
c)
courtship
d)
estivation
13.
The alpha male in a wolf pack exhibits
a)
submissive behavior
b)
cooperation
c)
dominant behavior
d)
competition
14.
What is social hierarchy?
a)
animals live together
b)
animals release pheromones to attract mates
c)
animals have dominant and submissive roles
d)
animals hunt together and share food and shelter
15.
Which would be an example of innate behavior?
a)
pigeons being fed in a park
b)
horse being ridden in a show ring
c)
dog doing tricks
d)
birds migrating southward
16.
What is the name of an area that an animal defends from other members of its species?
a)
niche
b)
habitat
c)
territory
d)
ecosystem
17.
One benefit of animals living in close groups would be
a)
greater access to food
b)
greater chance of disease
c)
greater access to mates
d)
greater chance of spotting predators
18.
What term identifies the role an animal fills in an ecosystem?
a)
territory
b)
niche
c)
habitat
d)
species
19.
Social behavior, such as marking territory or finding mates, can be influenced by
a)
ecosystem
b)
pheromones
c)
internal stimuli
d)
innate behavior
20.
A special type of consumer which feeds of dead animals is an
a)
autotroph
b)
omnivore
c)
scavenger
d)
carnivore
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