WorksheetsChapter 4: Living Things
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A feature passed on to a living thing from its parents.
a)
trait
b)
inherit
2.
An animal with a backbone.
a)
invertebrate
b)
vertebrate
3.
An animal without a backbone.
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
4.
An animal that has a hard covering outside its body.
a)
arthropod
b)
inherit
5.
To receive from a parent.
a)
inherit
b)
instinct
6.
A behavior an animal is born able to do.
a)
instinct
b)
metamorphosis
7.
Second stage of the life cycle of some insects.
a)
pupa
b)
larva
8.
Stage of an insect's life cycle between larva and adult.
a)
pupa
b)
larva
9.
A change in form during and animal's life cycle.
a)
metamorphosis
b)
transformation
10.
Animals can be _______________ by: how they act, where they live, what they eat and how they look.
a)
Classified
b)
Unclassified
11.
Birds, Fish, Reptiles, Amphibians and Mammals are example of:
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
12.
_____________ have structures other than bones to give them their shape.
a)
Invertebrates
b)
Vertebrates
13.
Sea jellies, Mollusks, Worms and Arthropods are examples of:
a)
Invertebrates
b)
Vertebrates
14.
___________ are features of animals, like fish's gills or scales.
a)
Traits
b)
Needs
15.
Cats and dogs are ______ because they have backbones.
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
16.
A snake is a _________
a)
Mammal
b)
Reptile
c)
Amphibian
17.
A Frog is a __________________
a)
Amphibian
b)
Mammal
c)
Reptile
18.
A dog is a ______
a)
Mammal
b)
Reptile
c)
Amphibian
19.
An octopus is a ________
a)
Mollusk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Worm
20.
A crab is a _______
a)
Arthropod
b)
Worm
c)
Mollusk
21.
An earthworm is a ______
a)
Worm
b)
Arthropod
c)
Mollusk
22.
There are many more invertebrates than vertebrates.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
All vertebrates have a backbone.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Cats are vertebrates, but fish is not.
a)
False
b)
True
25.
To receive from a parent:
a)
inherit
b)
trait
26.
An animal that has a hard covering outside its body:
a)
arthropod
b)
pupa
27.
A change in form during an animal's life cycle:
a)
Metamorphosis
b)
Transformation
28.
Stage of an insect's life cycle between larva and adult:
a)
Pupa
b)
Larva
29.
A behavior that an animal is born able to do:
a)
instict
b)
migrate
c)
inherit
30.
an instinct to move when the seasons change:
a)
migrate
b)
instinct
c)
inherit
31.
to receive from a parent:
a)
inherit
b)
migrate
c)
instinct
32.
A change in form during an animal's life cycle:
a)
Metamorphosis
b)
Larva
c)
Pupa
33.
The second stage in the life cycle of some insects:
a)
Larva
b)
Pupa
34.
The stage in an insect's life cycle between larva and adult.
a)
Pupa
b)
Larva
35.
An animal without a backbone is called:
a)
Invertebrate
b)
Vertebrate
36.
Hair color is an example of a ____ that is passed from a parent to its offspring.
a)
trait
b)
inherit
37.
A giraffe is a(No texting, I'm driving) ______ because it has a backbone.
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
38.
An animal classified as a(n) __________ has a skeleton on the outside of its body.
a)
Arthropod
b)
Mollusk
39.
Baby birds open their mouths when a parent brings food.
a)
Inherited
b)
Learned
40.
Chimpanzees use a stick as a tool to catch and eat insects:
a)
Learned
b)
Inherited
41.
A boy reads and writes in school:
a)
Learned
b)
Inherited
42.
Puppies are born knowing how to suck milk:
a)
Inherited
b)
Learned
43.
Some animals hibernate during winter:
a)
Inherited
b)
Learned
44.
Childrens wash their teeth everyday:
a)
Inherited
b)
Learned
45.
Most types of spiders have an instinct to build webs:
a)
inherited
b)
learned
46.
A dog does different tricks:
a)
learned
b)
inherited
47.
An animal's life cycle begins as an:
a)
larva
b)
egg
48.
Sometimes the egg ______ into a young animal inside the mother's body.
a)
develops
b)
grow
49.
Once the egg develops inside the mother, she gives _______ to a live young.
a)
birth
b)
reproduce
50.
For other animals, the mother lays an egg ________ of their body.
a)
outside
b)
inside
51.
After birth, an animal begins to grow.
a)
true
b)
false
52.
When the animal grows, it develops into an adult and it can _____________
a)
reproduce
b)
die
53.
When the animal grow up and reproduce, eventually it _____. Its cycle is complete.
a)
dies
b)
born
54.
Some animals go through their entire life cycle quickly. Other animals live much longer.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
Many mammals do not change very much as they become adults.
a)
True
b)
False
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