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Intro. to Animals

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which feature is UNIQUE to mammals?
a)
Hair or Fur
b)
Lungs
c)
Legs
d)
Wings
2.
Animals that are vertebrates have...
a)
A backbone
b)
A tail
c)
Lungs
d)
No backbone
3.
Which of the following is NOT a mammal? 
a)
Horse
b)
Bird
c)
Elephant
d)
Cat
4.
True or False: You are a mammal.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
A frog is ...
a)
an amphibian
b)
a bird
c)
a reptile
d)
a fish
6.
A duck is ...
a)
a bird
b)
a fish
c)
a mammal
d)
a reptile
7.
A snake is 
a)
an amphibian
b)
a bird
c)
a reptile
d)
an insect
8.
a crocodile is ...
a)
a reptile
b)
an amphibian
c)
an insect
d)
a mammal
9.
a turtle is...
a)
an insect
b)
a fish
c)
a reptile
d)
a mammal
10.
What is the main factor that separates the biomes?
a)
Land
b)
Water
c)
Climate
d)
Longitude
11.
Which biome is the driest?
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Taiga
d)
Rainforest
12.
Which biome has deciduous trees (which lose their leaves)?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Grasslands
d)
Taiga
13.
1. What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive in their environment.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
14.
This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold: ______
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
c)
camoflauge
15.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
16.
Some animals move great distances as the seasons change.  What is this called?
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
c)
habitat
d)
coloration
17.
An arctic fox's coat changes color to blend into its surroundings. This is called________
a)
hibernation
b)
camouflage
c)
locomotion
d)
mimicry
18.
What is one adaptation a whale has that helps it survive?
a)
Gills
b)
Ears
c)
Teeth
d)
Blow Hole
19.
Which one of these is an adaptation that monkeys have?
a)
Webbed feet to help them climb
b)
Gills that help them breathe
c)
Long arms and legs good for climbing
d)
A layer of blubber to keep them warm
20.
Birds have very light bones.  How does this help them survive?
a)
Helps them swim
b)
Makes them light so they can fly
c)
Helps them eat more food
d)
Gives them strong muscles to kill their prey
21.

What do you call an animal behavior that does not have to be learned? They are born knowing this skill/behavior?

a)

Camouflage

b)

System

c)

Instinct

22.

A major ecosystem made of many different habitats.

a)

Heredity

b)

Behavior

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biome

23.

How a plant or animal reacts/responds to a stimulus in their environment. For example, how a bull would react to a bee sting.

a)

Behavior

b)

Heredity

c)

Biome

24.

A set of multiple parts that work together to make a whole.

a)

Biome

b)

System

c)

Trait

25.

The most specific way of classifying animals.

a)

Mammals

b)

Species

c)

Invertebrate

d)

Instinct

26.

Passing traits from parents to offspring (babies).

a)

Heredity

b)

System

c)

Behavior

27.

Hair color is an example of a ______________.

a)

Trait

b)

System

c)

Biome

28.

An adaptation that helps an animal blend in to its environment.

a)

Camouflage

b)

Hibernation

c)

Migration

29.

An animal with a backbone

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertebrate

30.

An animal without a backbone

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertebrate