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WorksheetsClassifying Organisms
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A Tree Frog is a...
a)
Fish
b)
Amphibian
c)
Reptile
d)
Both Fish & Amphibians
2.
A snake is a....
a)
Fish
b)
Amphibian
c)
Reptile
d)
Both Fish & Reptiles
3.
A Turtle is a...
a)
Fish
b)
Amphibian
c)
Reptile
d)
Both Reptiles & Amphibians
4.
I live part of my life in water and part on land. I am born with gills but grow lungs. I am ectothermic (cold-blooded). I have moist smooth skin. What am I?
a)
fish
b)
bird
c)
amphibian
d)
mammal
5.
Metamorphosis occurs in
a)
fishes and amphibians
b)
amphibians
c)
fishes, amphibians, and reptiles
d)
amphibians and reptiles
6.
Turtles, lizards, snakes and crocodiles are all examples of what class?
a)
Amphibians
b)
Reptiles
c)
Birds
d)
Mammals
7.
Which class has organisms with dry, scaly skin?
a)
Amphibians
b)
Reptiles
c)
Birds
d)
Mammals
8.
Frogs, toads, and salamanders are all examples of which class?
a)
Amphibians
b)
Reptiles
c)
Birds
d)
Mammals
9.
Which class has organisms with moist skin?
a)
Amphibians
b)
Reptiles
c)
Birds
d)
Mammals
10.
As adults, amphibians breathe through _____________.
a)
Gills
b)
Fins
c)
Lungs
d)
Feet
11.
I breathe with gills, lay eggs, live my whole life in water, and am ectothermic (cold-blooded). What am I?
a)
birds
b)
fish
c)
mammals
d)
amphibians
12.
I breathe with lungs, lay eggs, and am endothermic (warm-blooded). What am I?
a)
birds
b)
fish
c)
mammals
d)
amphibians
13.
My body is warm and covered in feathers. I lay eggs which hatch into chickens. What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Amphibian
c)
Mammal
d)
Bird
14.
Fishes take in oxygen through their
a)
fins.
b)
gills.
c)
scales.
d)
vertebrae.
15.
To find food, to breed, or to avoid weather too hot or too cold are reasons for birds to ____________.
a)
hybernate
b)
migrate
c)
estavate
d)
incubate
16.
All birds have___________.
a)
teeth
b)
long legs
c)
heavy bones
d)
beaks
17.
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
18.
Mammals are animals that
a)
Don't have a backbone
b)
Have live young
c)
Lay eggs
19.
Mammals are cold blooded
True or false
True or false
a)
False
b)
True
20.
This is a mammal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
21.
Is this a mammal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
22.
Is this a mammal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
23.
I eat fish and other animals, I am a...
a)
Fishivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbivore
24.
I eat fruit, nuts and insects...I am also a
a)
Carnivore
b)
Apeivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
25.
I am a a vicious killing machine because of my sharp teeth! I am a...
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Pupivore
d)
Omnivore
26.
Humans are...
a)
Omnivores
b)
Peepivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Carnivores
27.
__________ is an organism that only eats meat for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Borivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
28.
__________ is an organism that eats BOTH plants and animals for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Darnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbiovre
29.
__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Terivore
30.
Lions only eat buffalo, antelopes, zebras and crocodiles. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Delivore
31.
Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. They are called __________.
a)
Franivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
32.
Elephants only eat leaves, fruit, nuts and grass. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Fortivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
33.
This type of eater has large, flat teeth used to grind down their food.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Sarivore
d)
Carnivore
34.
This type of eater has sharp canine teeth used to penetrate its teeth into its food and tear.
a)
Morivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbivore
35.
I have both flat and sharp teeth
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
36.
External Stimulus...
a)
How an organism reacts to a change and results in a change in behavior- the effect
b)
A change in an organisms internal environment
c)
The ability to maintain a stable internal environment (type of equilibrium or balance)
d)
A change to the environment outside an organism
37.
Which of the following is an example of an external Stimuli?
a)
Becoming dehydrated and then taking a drink of water
b)
Getting a headache and then taking Excedrin
c)
Having hunger pains and then eating a sandwich
d)
Smelling Pizza and then eating a piece
38.
Which of the following is an example of internal stimuli?
a)
Smelling pizza and then eating a piece of pizza
b)
Seeing ice cream on television and then eating a bowl of ice cream
c)
After working out feeling sore in your legs and then placing ice on the sore spot
d)
After working out seeing a bottle of water and drinking water
39.
This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold: ______
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
40.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
41.
Which of these BEST describes how some birds survive when the weather gets cold?
a)
a. They store twigs and sticks in their nest
b)
b. They migrate to a warmer climate
c)
c. They grow more feathers to stay warm in the winter
d)
d. They hide in bushes and wait for warm weather
42.
Some animals move great distances as the seasons change. What is this called?
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
c)
habitat
d)
coloration
43.
How many stages does a complete metamorphosis have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
44.
List the four stages of the complete metamorphosis life cycles in the correct order.
a)
egg, pupa, larva, adult
b)
egg, larva, pupa, adult
c)
adult, egg, larva, pupa
d)
adult, egg, pupa, larva
45.
How many stages are in an incomplete life cycle?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
46.
List the correct order of the three stages in an incomplete life cycle.
a)
egg, nymph, adult
b)
adult, nymph, egg
c)
egg, adult, nymph
d)
nymph, egg, adult
47.
Which stage is worm-like and eats a lot?
a)
Nymph
b)
Egg
c)
Adult
d)
Larva
48.
Which stage does not eat?
a)
Pupa
b)
Nymph
c)
Adult
d)
Larva
49.
In which stage can an organism reproduce?
a)
Pupa
b)
Egg
c)
Adult
d)
Larva
50.
How many legs does an insect have?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
4
d)
8
51.
True or False? A spider is an insect.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
When a lion hunts, it is responding to what stimulus?
a)
thirst
b)
heat
c)
sleep
d)
hunger
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