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Animal Kingdom Characteristics and Vertebrate Classes

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Choose the characteristics that animals must possess in the Animal Kingdom.
a)
multicellular
b)
eukaryotic and multicellular
c)
eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotroph
d)
eukaryotic, multicellular, autotroph
2.

In the animal kingdom, the different phyla fall into what two groups?

a)

Reptiles and Amphibians

b)

Mammals and birds

c)

Birds and Fish

d)

Vertebrates and Invertebrates

3.
All vertebrates have
a)
4 legs
b)
wings
c)
lungs
d)
a backbone
4.
Animals are
a)
all unicellular
b)
all multicellular
c)
mostly unicellular
d)
mostly multicellular
5.

Which of the following is not a characteristic shared by all animals?

a)

Multicellular

b)

Ability to move

c)

Ability to swim

d)

Ability to reproduce

6.
A (n)_____________________ animal is cold-blooded and maintains its body temperature depending on the temperature outside.
a)
Cold-Blooded
b)
Ectothermic
c)
Mixed Blooded
d)
Endothermic
7.
The smallest part of an animal’s body is the _________.
a)
Cell
b)
Organ
c)
Tissue
d)
Organ System
8.
Why doesn't a mushroom belong to the animal kingdom?
a)
Because it doesn't move to get food
b)
It doesn't reproduce
c)
It doesn't have fur or hair
d)
All of the above
9.
Animals cannot make their own food and they must consume food.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Animal cells do not have a cell wall nor chloroplasts.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
To which phylum do vertebrates belong?
a)
Chordata
b)
Cnidaria
c)
Echinodermata
d)
Arthropoda
12.

Behavior an animal is born with or inherits (Duck knowing how to swim)

a)

metamorphosi

b)

molting

c)

instinct

13.

"Acquired" - Those behaviors that organisms learn as they grow. (bird-fly) (bear- fishing)

a)

learned behavior

b)

instinct

c)

camouflage

14.

Structures or behaviors that help organisms survive in their environments

a)

adaptions

b)

locomotive

c)

migration

15.

Movement of an animal from one region to another because of seasons changing

a)

locomotion

b)

trait

c)

migration

16.

Changes in form or shape

a)

defense

b)

instinct

c)

metamorphosis

17.
Some animals go into a deep sleep and slow down all body functions to survive long, cold winters.
a)
Mimicry
b)
Adaptation
c)
Migration
d)
Hibernation
18.
Some animals like the starfish are able to regrow missing body parts.
a)
Regeneration
b)
Migration
c)
Hibernation
d)
Adaptation
19.
When a species is cold blooded, their body temperature is the same as their surroundings!
a)
Endothermic
b)
Hypothermic
c)
Ectothermic
d)
Hyperthermic
20.
I breathe with lungs, lay eggs, am ectothermic (cold-blooded), and often have scaly skin which holds in the water.  What am I?  
a)
fish
b)
mammals 
c)
birds
d)
reptile 
21.
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
22.
Metamorphosis occurs in
a)
fishes and amphibians
b)
amphibians
c)
fishes, amphibians, and reptiles
d)
amphibians and reptiles
23.
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 
24.

I breathe with lungs, am covered with feathers, lay eggs, and am endothermic (warm-blooded). What am I?

a)

birds

b)

fish

c)

mammals

d)

amphibians

25.
Reptiles are ________ blooded.
a)
cold
b)
warm
26.
Birds are __________ blooded.
a)
warm
b)
cold
27.
Frogs, toads, and salamanders are part of which animal group?
a)
reptiles
b)
amphibians
c)
birds
d)
fish
28.
My body is warm, I have fur, feed my young on milk, and have live births.  What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Bird
c)
Mammal
d)
Fish
29.
Which word means living a double life?
a)
amphibian
b)
two-sided
c)
cold blooded
d)
warm blooded
30.
Birds eat every day, twice a day.   A lizard will eat only one meal every few weeks.  Why?
a)
Birds need more food to have energy to maintain their body heat. 
b)
Lizards are small and get full quicker than a bird.   
c)
Birds have larger stomachs and can hold more food. 
d)
Lizards are picky eaters.  

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