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ANIMALS

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a vertebrate?

a)

Animals that live in water.

b)

Animals that live on land.

c)

An animal with a backbone.

d)

Animals that are advanced/complex.

2.

What is an invertebrate?

a)

Any animal that lives in water.

b)

Animals with no organs.

c)

Animals that lay eggs.

d)

An animal without a backbone.

3.

Mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds are all __________________.

a)

invertebrates

b)

vertebrates

c)

good pets

d)

mullosks

4.

Humans are vertebrates.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

This animal is vertebrate or invertebrate?

a)

Invertebrate

b)

Vertebrate

6.

This animal is vertebrate or invertebrate?

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertebrate

7.

The only group of animals that begin their lives in the water breathing with gills and as adults can live on land breathing with lungs is the _________.

a)

reptiles

b)

echinoderms

c)

amphibians

d)

arthropod

8.

Which group of characteristics describes a fish?

a)

multicellular, warm-blooded, vertebrate

b)

unicellular, cold-blooded, invertebrate

c)

multicellular, cold-blooded, vertebrate

d)

unicellular, warm-blooded, invertebrate

9.

Which class of animals breathes with lungs, has scales for an outer covering and most lay eggs?

a)

amphibians

b)

reptiles

c)

mammals

d)

birds

10.
Which animal below is a bird?
a)
trout
b)
duck
c)
alligator
d)
dolphin
11.
Which animal below is a mammal?
a)
turtle
b)
snake
c)
pelican
d)
bear
12.

herbivores like to eat?

a)

meat

b)

grass

c)

meat and grass

d)

pizza

13.

carnivores eat?

a)

meat

b)

grass

c)

both meat and grass

d)

chocolate

14.

omnivores eat?

a)

meat

b)

grass

c)

both meat and grass

d)

pop tarts

15.

lion

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

16.

goat

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivor

17.

elephant

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

18.

Grizzly Bear

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

19.

raccoon

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

20.

Gorilla

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

21.

alligator

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

22.

turtle

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

23.
Humans are...
a)
Omnivores
b)
Peepivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Carnivores
24.
human
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
robot
25.
grass
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
robot
26.
cow
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
robot
27.
earthworm
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
robot
28.
oak tree
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
robot
29.
snail
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
robot
30.
dog
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
robot
31.
lettuce
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
robot
32.
fungi
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
robot
33.
deer
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
robot
34.
Which organism is a decomposer?
a)
grass
b)
rabbit
c)
human
d)
bacteria
35.
Which of the following is a consumer?
a)
flower
b)
mushroom
c)
human
d)
grass
36.
Which of the following is a producer?
a)
ladybug
b)
turtle
c)
worm
d)
tulip
37.
Which type of organism is responsible for breaking down the remains of a dead plant or animal to the soil?
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
38.
What type of organism makes its own food?
a)
consumer
b)
carnivore
c)
producer
d)
animal
39.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
40.
An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a 
a)
predator
b)
prey
c)
population
41.
An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
autotroph
42.
The shrew provides energy for the _______?
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
43.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
44.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
45.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
46.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf