WorksheetsAnimal Unit Pre Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A change in an organism's surroundings that causes it to react is called
a)
a stimulus.
b)
a response.
c)
development.
d)
energy.
2.
What is reproducing?
a)
To make offspring similar to the parents
b)
To eat
c)
To read
d)
To do homework
3.
What do living things use energy for?
a)
To do things like grow, heal and digest.
b)
To find friends
c)
To succeed in school
d)
To reach their goal
4.
What are one of the examples living things respond to?
a)
Books
b)
Paper
c)
Temperature
d)
Cells
5.
Rocks, water, air, sun, and soil are...
a)
living
b)
nonliving
6.
Ants, birds, rabbits, and snakes are...
a)
living
b)
nonliving
7.
Which of these do living things NOT need to survive?
a)
DNA
b)
Respond to change
c)
Permanent Home
d)
They reproduce
8.
Organisms have specific needs to keep themselves living...which of the following is a need of life?
a)
water
b)
blood
c)
houses
d)
shoes
9.
A tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is known as a __________.
a)
dichotomous key
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
scientific name
d)
binomial key
10.
The science of classifying and naming organisms is ______________.
a)
evolution
b)
taxonomy
c)
grouping
d)
scientific names
11.
The 7 levels of classification, from most broad to most specific are ...
a)
Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
12.
Smallest taxonomic group with many similar characteristics...
a)
domain
b)
kingdom
c)
species
d)
class
13.
Which 2 organisms would be able to reproduce and produce fertile offspring?
a)
2 organisms in the same class
b)
2 organisms in the same family
c)
2 organisms in the same genus
d)
2 organisms in the same species
14.
animals with a backbone
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
15.
vertebrate animals with moist skins that must return to the water to reproduce
a)
amphibians
b)
reptiles
c)
birds
d)
fish
16.
warm blooded vertebrate animals with feathers
a)
amphibians
b)
reptiles
c)
birds
d)
fish
17.
This group feeds milk to its young.
a)
birds
b)
mammals
c)
fish
d)
reptile
18.
Lizards and snakes are in this group.
a)
fish
b)
reptile
c)
amphibians
d)
bird
19.
I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and water. What am I?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
20.
In what phylum am I?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Echinoderm
c)
Cnidarian
d)
Annelid
21.
What is an invertebrate?
a)
An animal with a backbone
b)
a mammal
c)
An animal without a backbone
d)
birds
22.
Between 90-95% of all animals on earth can be classified as _____.
a)
invertebrates
b)
vertebrates
c)
reptiles
d)
mammals
23.
The hard outer covering that supports and protects some animals without backbones.
a)
exoskeleton
b)
backbone
c)
molt
d)
gill
24.
How do an animal's physical characteristics help them?
a)
to move
b)
to obtain resources
c)
to defend themselves
d)
All of the above
25.
What animal structure is NOT helpful for eating?
a)
flexible jaw
b)
claws
c)
teeth
d)
legs
26.
Look at the picture below. What type of defense is the animal using to protect itself?
a)
mimicry
b)
grouping
c)
camouflage
d)
migration
27.
If an animal migrates then they
a)
find a hole to sleep in
b)
change the color of their fur
c)
travel to a warmer location
28.
What does it mean to hibernate?
a)
To change your physical characteristics
b)
To sleep for an extended period of time during the winter
c)
To travel to a warmer location
d)
To eat all the oreos
29.
Animals that adapt...
a)
Stay the same
b)
Change certain characteristics to survive
c)
Bake cookies
30.
This is a behavior when certain animals travel together for protection:
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
grouping
d)
blending
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