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WorksheetsG7 U12 Mammals!
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Vertebrates are...
a)
animals with a backbone
b)
animals without a backbone
2.
Warm-blooded vertebrates...
a)
Have constant body temperature
b)
Do not have constant body temperature
3.
Mammals live
a)
on land
b)
in water
c)
both
4.
Which is not a feature of most mammals?
a)
Tail
b)
Lungs
c)
Lips/teeth
d)
Feathers
5.
All mammals have hair on their bodies.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What is the purpose of hair/fur for mammals?
a)
Helps keep a constant body temperature
b)
Helps them live on land or water
c)
Helps them camouflage and hide from predators
d)
Helps them to reproduce
7.
The majority of mammals
a)
Give birth to live young that are fully developed infant mammals
b)
Give birth to live young that are not fully developed infant mammals
c)
Lay eggs that are developed
d)
Lay eggs that are not develped
8.
Mammals feed their young with
a)
Milk from their mother
b)
Milk from their father
c)
Seeds and insects
d)
Other mammals
9.
Mammals do not care for their young
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Mammal parents teach their young to...
a)
Hunt
b)
Clean themselves
c)
Protect themselves
d)
All of these
11.
Mammals (compared to other animals) have the most developed...
a)
Brains
b)
Gills
c)
Lungs
d)
Feet
12.
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
13.
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
14.
How many types of mammals are there?
a)
50
b)
500
c)
5000
d)
5000000
15.
Mammals are classified based on...
a)
how they develop from birth
b)
how they care for their young
c)
how many offspring they have
d)
the type of fur they have
16.
The type of mammal that lays eggs...
a)
Monotremes
b)
Placentals
c)
Marsupials
d)
All of these
17.
The type of mammal that gives birth to offspring that are not well developed
a)
Monotremes
b)
Placentals
c)
Marsupials
d)
All of these
18.
The type of mammal where the females have pouches where the offspring finish developing
a)
Monotremes
b)
Placentals
c)
Marsupials
d)
All of these
19.
The type of mammal where offspring are born fully devleoped
a)
Monotremes
b)
Placentals
c)
Marsupials
d)
All of these
20.
The most common type of mammal
a)
Monotremes
b)
Placentals
c)
Marsupials
d)
All of these
21.
Kangaroos, koalas, and possums are
a)
Monotremes
b)
Placentals
c)
Marsupials
d)
All of these
22.
The duck-billed platypus and spiny anteater are
a)
Monotremes
b)
Placentals
c)
Marsupials
d)
All of these
23.
Deer, mice, elephants, raccoons, dolphins, and humans are all
a)
Monotremes
b)
Placentals
c)
Marsupials
d)
All of these
24.
What is the only marsupial native to North America?
a)
Opposum
b)
Kangaroo
c)
Echidna
d)
Bats
25.
Which of the following is an organ through which nutrients, gases, wastes are exchanged?
a)
mammary glands
b)
cloaca
c)
placenta
d)
uterus
26.
Which of the following is what scientists believe to be a description of the first mammal?
a)
large dinosaur-like organism
b)
small rodent-like organism
c)
large reptile-like organism
d)
small bird-like organism
27.
Which group of mammals has a long gestational period?
a)
monotreme
b)
marsupials
c)
placentals
d)
they all have a short gestational period
28.
The period between fertilization and birth is called
a)
gestation period
b)
fertilization period
c)
placenta period
d)
eternity
29.
The mothers and baby's blood mix during pregnancy via the placenta.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
An example of order Edentata is
a)
anteater
b)
shrew
c)
mouse
d)
kangaroo
31.
What is an example of a carnivore?
a)
human
b)
lion
c)
manatee
d)
deer
32.
An example of order Chiroptera
a)
tiger
b)
whale
c)
bat
d)
deer
33.
Hedgehogs and Shrews used to be classified as
a)
Insectivores
b)
Primates
c)
Cetaceans
d)
Carnivores
34.
A rabbit belongs to order
a)
Artiodactyl
b)
Rodentia
c)
Lagomorph
d)
Sirenia
35.
examples of the Primate Order are
a)
monkeys and lemurs
b)
mice and rats
c)
whales and dolphins
d)
tigers and bears
36.
Walruses and Lions belong to order
a)
Artiodactyl
b)
chiroptera
c)
carnivora
d)
edentata
37.
Which of the following is a member of order Proboscid?
a)
Manatee
b)
Elephant
c)
Whale
d)
Seal
38.
Gnawing mammals such as mice, beavers, and squirrels are classified as __?
a)
marsupials
b)
rodents
c)
monotremes
d)
lagomorphs
39.
What is the function of Canine teeth?
a)
grinding
b)
crushing
c)
cutting
d)
rip & tear
40.
What is the function of Molar teeth?
a)
grinding
b)
shredding
c)
cutting
d)
rip & tear
41.
What is the function of Incisor teeth?
a)
grinding
b)
crushing
c)
cutting
d)
rip & tear
42.
A carnivore will have which type of teeth?
a)
Incisors, molars
b)
Incisors, premolars, molars
c)
Incisors, canines, premolars
d)
all four kinds of teeth
43.
Premolars are often a more pointy than molars, as they are not just used for grinding but also for
a)
cutting
b)
tearing
c)
grinding
d)
crushing
44.
An herbivore would likely have which teeth
a)
incisors and canines
b)
incisors and molars
c)
incisors, premolars, and molars
d)
all 4 types
45.
Omnivores usually have which types of teeth
a)
incisors and molars
b)
incisors, canines, and premolars
c)
incisors, canines, and molars
d)
all 4 types of teeth
46.
Which is the biggest mammal that has lived on earth?
a)
elephant
b)
blue whale
c)
zebra
d)
snake
47.
What is an example of an omnivore?
a)
bear
b)
tiger
c)
cow
d)
dog
48.
What is an example of a carnivore?
a)
human
b)
lion
c)
manatee
d)
deer
49.
What is an example of an herbivore?
a)
horse
b)
jaguar
c)
bear
d)
dog
50.
What is innate behavior?
a)
a behavior you are born with
b)
a behavior you get after you experience something
c)
a reaction to something
51.
What is a reflex?
a)
an automatic reaction
b)
a behavior you are born with
52.
What is an example of conditioning?
a)
Pavlov and the dog
b)
spinning a web to catch prey
c)
sneezing
53.
If someone can learn how to do something easily, what type of learning is that?
a)
insight
b)
trial and error
c)
instinct
d)
conditioning
54.
Which order of mammals has forelimbs adapted for grasping that serve as an adaptation to life in trees?
a)
Cetacea
b)
Carnivora
c)
Insectivora
d)
Primate
55.
Which order contains prosimians, monkeys, gorillas, and humans?
a)
primates
b)
anthropoids
c)
hominoids
d)
hominins
56.
Order Insectivore includes
a)
Aardvark
b)
Mole
c)
Sloth
d)
rat
57.
What order is this
a)
Artiodactyla
b)
Proboscis
c)
Perissodactyla
d)
Cetacea
58.
Which order is this
a)
Hyracoidea
b)
Insectivora
c)
Lagomorpha
d)
Sirenia
59.
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
60.
Members of order have ever-growing incisors and cheek teeth.
a)
Cetacea
b)
Pinnipedia
c)
Insectivora
d)
Rodentia
61.
What order is this
a)
Pholidota
b)
Tubulidentata
c)
Hyracoidea
d)
Chiroptera
62.
What order is this
a)
Pholidota
b)
Tubulidentata
c)
Hyracoidea
d)
Edentata
63.
Horses and Zebras belong to order
a)
Artiodactyla
b)
Proboscis
c)
hoofed
d)
Cetacea
64.
In which Order is this animal found
a)
Carnivora
b)
Herbivora
c)
Ursae
d)
Primate
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