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WorksheetsAnimal Classifications and Life Cycles
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 22mins
An animal without a backbone is called a(n) _______________.
vertebrate
invertebrate
carnivore
omnivore
An animal that eats plants is called a(n) ________________.
omnivore
carnivore
herbivore
invertebrate
________________ describes a behavior or trait that is inherited from the parents.
instinct
innate
learned behavior
A(n) _______________ is an animal that eats dead and decaying plants and animals.
decomposer
carnivore
herbivore
omnivore
An animal with a backbone is called a(n) _______________.
endoskeleton
invertebrate
vertebrate
exoskeleton
A(n) ________________ is anything an animal knows how to do without learning it first.
instinct
innate
learned behavior
An animal that eats plants and animals is called a(n) ____________.
decomposer
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
An animal that eats other animals is called a(n) _______________.
decomposer
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
During the _________ stage of complete metamorphosis, an insect is inactive and goes through great change.
pupa
egg
larva
adult
A(n) ____________ is a skeleton on the inside of a body.
exoskeleton
endoskeleton
A(n) ______________ is a skeleton on the outside of a body.
exoskeleton
endoskeleton
What is a learned behavior?
a behavior that is not important for animals to do
a behavior animals pass on through heredity
a behavior animals do not do by instinct
a behavior that is innate
Which of these is an example of an innate behavior?
a tiger cub begins to hunt
a dog does a trick
a snake slithers
a dolphin performs for fish
How do animals learn new things?
by experience
by instinct
from another animal
both by experience and from another animal
What do most innate behaviors help animals with?
getting food
reproducing
migrating
both getting food and reproducing
How many stages are in an incomplete life cycle?
1
2
3
4
Which type of metamorphosis has youth that resemble the adults?
complete metamorphosis
direct development
indirect development
incomplete metamorphosis
Which type of metamorphosis has youth that look very different from the adult?
complete metamorphosis
direct development
indirect development
incomplete metamorphosis
What type of animal has the life cycle of embryo, baby, youth, and adult?
mammal
amphibian(frog)
fish
amphibian and fish
Which type of animal does NOT lay eggs?
reptile
bird
fish
none of these
What do fish, reptiles, and amphibians have in common?
They are warm-blooded.
They are cold-blooded.
They breathe using lungs.
They breathe using gills.
Which of these is true for insects?
They have simple eyes.
They have eight legs.
They have three body segments.
All of these
A(n) __________ is a developing mammal inside the mother.
egg
embryo
larva
A(n) ____________ -blooded animal is able to keep the inside of the animal warm even if the temperature is cold on the outside.
warm
cold
hot
When an animal is __________ - blooded, the inside of the animal will be the temperature of the air or water it is in.
warm
cold
hot
A(n) __________________ has body segments, simply body systems, no hard outer shell or skeleton, and no legs.
arthropod
annelid
insect
mollusk
A(n) _______________ is an animal with two body segments and eight legs.
annelid
insect
echinoderm
arachnid
A(n) ___________________ is an animal that has an exoskeleton, body segments, and jointed legs.
annelid
echinoderm
arthropod
mollusk
An animal with 3 body segments and 6 legs is called a(n) ____________.
mollusk
crustacean
arachnid
insect
An animal that has an endoskeleton and usually spiny skin is called a(n) ____________.
sponge
mullusk
echinoderm
crustacean
This invertebrate has a soft body. What is it?
annelid
mollusk
insect
arthropod
This animal has a simple skeleton, no muscles, and no brain. What is it?
annelid
arthropod
crustacean
sponge
Which of these is true for a mammal?
feed their young with milk from the mother
incubate their eggs
have babies called fry
breathe through gills and have fins
Which of these is true for a reptile?
are covered in hard, dry scales and breathe with lungs
have wings and beaks or bills
have babies called fry
breathe through both lungs and gills
Which of these is true for birds?
incubate their eggs
have wings and beaks or bills
incubate their eggs and have wings and beaks or bills
feed their young milk from the mother
Which of these are NOT true for amphibians?
breathe through both lungs and gills
incubate their eggs
spend part of their lives on land and part of their lives in water
Which of these are usually NOT true for fish?
have babies called fry
breathe through gills and have fins
spend part of their lives on land and part of their lives in water
