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Animal Studies Third Grade

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Animals that have a backbone are called what?
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
spines
d)
exoskeletons
2.
Which of the following things would you NOT do to take care of African Dwarf frogs?
a)
Keep the water at room temperature
b)
Feed them fish flakes and bloodworms
c)
treat the water with chemicals to make it safe
d)
Add salt to the water
3.
Animals that do NOT have a backbone are called what?
a)
boneless
b)
invertebrates
c)
vertebrates
d)
weird
4.
African Dwarf frogs are vertebrates.  True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Millipedes and crabs are invertebrates. True or False? 
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Millipedes protect themselves by doing all of the following EXCEPT what?
a)
Use stink glands
b)
curl up
c)
burrow into the ground
d)
bite and pinch
7.
Which stage in the frog life cycle is this?
a)
egg
b)
tadpole
c)
froglet
d)
adult frog
8.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Male fiddler crab
b)
Female fiddler crab
9.
A place where an animal lives, hunts and gets its food is called a what?
a)
environment
b)
habitat
c)
forest
d)
desert
10.
What is this a picture of?
a)
female fiddler crab
b)
male fiddler crab
11.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Adult frog
b)
Froglet
c)
Tadpole
d)
Polliwog
12.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Adult frog
b)
Tadpole
c)
Froglet
d)
Polliwog
13.
Animals that live in both land and water are called what?
a)
Carnivores
b)
Herbivores
c)
Amphibians
d)
Reptiles
14.
Which of the following examples is a producer?
a)
frog
b)
grass
c)
millipede 
d)
crab
15.
Producers can...
a)
eat other animals
b)
make their own food
16.
A frog's skin feels...
a)
moist and smooth
b)
dry and bumpy
17.
A crab's eyes are held up by what?
a)
beanstalks
b)
eyestalks
c)
skin
18.
Frogs are different from millipedes because...
a)
A frog is a vertebrate and a millipede is not
b)
A frog has a mouth and a millipede does not
c)
Frogs have eyes and millipedes do not.
19.
A crab has a shell on the outside of its body.  The shell is the crab's ______________.
a)
skeleton
b)
exoskeleton
c)
home
d)
outer layer
20.
The frog, crab and millipede need _________ and __________ in order to survive.
a)
food and soil
b)
food and water
c)
water and grass
21.
Which animal eats lettuce, plants and vegetables?
a)
Frog
b)
Crab
c)
Millipede
22.
Do frogs, crabs, or millipedes attack their prey with their teeth? 
a)
YES
b)
NO
23.
When an animals color helps protect it from being seen, the animal is using its __________________.
a)
brains
b)
body
c)
camouflage
d)
eyes
24.

If you spill ketchup in your frog's habitat, what will happen to your frog?

a)

It will make the water easier to see in for the frog.

b)

It will make other animals want to eat them.

c)

It won't do anything to the frog's habitat.

d)

It will make it harder for the frogs to survive.

25.
What is an example of a housing development?
a)
Neighborhoods and Apartment Buildings
b)
Parking Lot
c)
School
26.
Housing Developments can cause certain animals to become endangered.  True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Animals that eat other plants and animals are called what?
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
herbivores