WorksheetsMammals Test Review
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two major factors that determine the life expectancy of a mammal?
a)
body size and diet
b)
diet and habitat
c)
body size and brain development
d)
fur and skeleton
2.
What types of TEETH does a CARNIVORE have?
a)
incisors and canines
b)
canines and molars
c)
incisors and molars
d)
incisors, canines, premolars, and molars
3.
Which type of mammal produces pellet-like scat?
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
4.
Which mammals have better balance and can run faster?
a)
biped
b)
uniped
c)
quadruped
d)
triped
5.
What kind of stride width would a mammal with LONG LEGS have?
a)
narrow
b)
wide
6.
What happens to a track pattern when a mammal's speed increases?
a)
print strides are closer together and a narrow width apart
b)
print strides are farther apart and deeper in the ground
c)
prints are shallow and close together
d)
prints are shallow and a wide width apart
7.
Two animals that are CUD CHEWERS are ______.
a)
fox and coyote
b)
cow and deer
c)
squirrel and rabbit
d)
cow and beaver
8.
What type of mammal can eat FRUITS, Vegetables, GRAINS, and MEATS.
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
9.
Mammals must consume a great deal of food to have energy and to ______.
a)
walk around
b)
hibernate in winter
c)
grow fur
d)
maintain body heat
10.
Deer have a special covering that traps air to keep heat from escaping. This type of fur is called ______.
a)
guard hair
b)
undercoat
c)
hollow hair
d)
caouflage
11.
Insects and birds are classified in the same phylum.
a)
true
b)
false
12.
The system of naming organisms based on where they are classified is called "binomial nomenclature."
a)
true
b)
false
13.
One common characteristic of animals classified in the "Chordata" phylum is that they do not have backbones.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
The scientific name "Homo Sapien" comes from the genus and species taxa of humans.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
There are six different groups classified in the phylum of animals that are vertebrates.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
17.
a)
predator
b)
prey
18.
a)
bug eater
b)
cud-chewer
19.
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
20.
a)
predator
b)
prey
21.
a)
monocular
b)
binocular
22.
a)
canines
b)
herbivore
23.
a)
monocular
b)
binocular
24.
a)
gatherer
b)
hunter
25.
a)
premolars (bicuspids)
b)
denchers
26.
vision using ONE eye
a)
binocular
b)
monocular
27.
flat teeth along the sides of the mouth
a)
molars
b)
canines
28.
an animal that walks on TWO feet
a)
quadruped
b)
biped
29.
soft fur close to the skin for insulation
a)
undercoat
b)
hollow hairs
30.
animals that eat ONLY MEAT
a)
herbivores
b)
carnivores
c)
omnivore
31.
vision using both eyes
a)
binocular
b)
monocular
32.
bones of the face joined with bones that protect the brain
a)
skull
b)
helmet
33.
animals that eat BOTH plants and animals
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
34.
system of bones that protects the body
a)
skeleton
b)
body
c)
bulletproof vest
35.
an animal that walks on all for feet
a)
biped
b)
quadruped
36.
sharp, BROAD freet teeth for tearing food
a)
incisors
b)
molars
c)
canines
37.
animals that eat only plants
a)
carnivores
b)
omnivores
c)
herbivores
38.
air-filled hair for insulation and color
a)
hollow hairs
b)
guard hairs
c)
undercoat
39.
long, coarse, oil hair used to stay dry
a)
hollow hairs
b)
guard hairs
c)
undercoat
d)
a wig
40.
sharp, POINTED teeth near the front of the mouth
a)
canines
b)
molars
c)
incisors
41.
______ are animals that are hunted by other animals for food.
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
42.
They way an animal moves on foot is called its ______.
a)
gait
b)
groove
c)
strut
43.
Measuring the distance ACROSS steps, between the left and right footprints is called _____.
a)
stride
b)
gait
c)
width
44.
A ______ is an animal that hunts other animals for food.
a)
prey
b)
predator
45.
The distance measuring the LENGTH between steps is called ______.
a)
stride
b)
gait
c)
running
46.
The activities and actions of an animal are called its ______.
a)
behavior
b)
attitude
c)
DNA
47.
A warm-blooded vertebrate covered with fur or hair is called a ______.
a)
bird
b)
mammal
c)
reptile
d)
invertebrate
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