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Animal and plants

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What animal is an amphibian?

a)

Toads

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Fox

d)

Fish

2.

What are animals with a backbone called?

a)

Invertebrates

b)

Multi-cellular

c)

Single celled

d)

Vertebrates

3.

What rock is formed in layers called strata?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Basalt

d)

Sedimentary

4.

Which scientist invented the Animal Classification system?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

King Phillip

c)

Carl Linnaeus

d)

Barack Obama

5.

What's an example of an igneous rock?

a)

Marble

b)

Granite

c)

Limestone

d)

Sandstone

6.

What does the word decompose mean?

a)

Break down

b)

Change

c)

Consume

d)

Break through

7.

What is a chameleons defense mechanism?

a)

Slimy skin

b)

Camouflage

c)

Beaty eyes

d)

His tail

8.

What animal is warm-blooded?

a)

Bird

b)

Frog

c)

Turtle

d)

Salamander

9.

If a mountain lion was looking for food and came across the following animals below, what would it most likely eat or hunt?

a)

Deer

b)

Fish

c)

Bird

d)

Caterpillar

10.

What gene pair do females carry and pass off to their offspring?

a)

XX

b)

AB

c)

XY

d)

XYZ

11.

What do omnivores eat for energy?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Remains of once living things

d)

Plants and animals

12.

What are the 7 classification levels invented by Carl Linnaeus?

a)

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

b)

King Phillip came over from great spain

13.

What is a dichotomous key used for?

a)

Give data on animals

b)

To identify organisms

c)

Sort animals into groups

d)

Nothing

14.

What animal is a mollusk?

a)

Spider

b)

Elephant

c)

Octopus

d)

Starfish

15.

What's the difference between plants and animals?

a)

Animals make their own food and plants do not.

b)

Plants make their own food and animals do not.

c)

There isn't a difference between plants and animals.

16.

Which of the following can't be inherited?

a)

Hair color

b)

Eye color

c)

Height

d)

Scar on your arm

17.

What is the group of animal that gives live births?

a)

Mammals

b)

Birds

c)

Reptiles

d)

Anthropoids

18.

Which animal(s) are consumers?

a)

Snakes

b)

Hawks

c)

Mice

d)

All the above

19.

True or false: Are plants the oldest living species?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What are the 3 main types of rock?

a)

Granite, feldspar and marble

b)

Limestone, sandstone and garro

c)

Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic

d)

Metamorphic, talc and basalt

21.

A characteristic of a living thing is called a what?

a)

Trait

b)

Gene

c)

Genetics

d)

Behavior

22.

What is the animal at the top of the food chain called?

a)

Top predator

b)

Prey

c)

Consumer

d)

Tertiary consumer

23.

What are the 2 types of bacteria called?

a)

New and old bacteria

b)

A and B bacteria

c)

Fungi and protests

d)

Eubacteria and archaebacteria

24.

What is an example of a decomposer?

a)

Bugs

b)

Lizard

c)

Rat

d)

Bacteria

25.

What's the difference between a learned behavior and an inherited trait?

a)

Learned behaviors is something learned over time and inherited traits is something parents pass down to their offspring.

b)

Learned behaviors is something inherited and inherited traits is something you do for a job.

26.

Amphibians breathe through what?

a)

Gills

b)

Lungs

c)

Skin

d)

Air sac

27.

In what group would you find a worm?

a)

Anthropoid

b)

Annelid

c)

Echinoderm

d)

Producer

28.

Between a cat and mouse, who is the prey?

a)

Mouse

b)

Cat

29.

The passing of traits is called what?

a)

Genetics

b)

Genes

c)

Heredity

d)

Inherited traits

30.

Where do producers get their energy from?

a)

Dirt

b)

Wind

c)

Rain

d)

Sunlight