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Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What covers a fish?
a)
water
b)
dry scales
c)
skin
d)
scales
2.
Which of the following is not a major group of fish?
a)
cartilaginous
b)
jawless
c)
bony
d)
dolphin
3.
Fish take in oxygen through their ________.
a)
fins.
b)
gills.
c)
scales.
d)
vertebrae.
4.
ANOTHER NAME FOR THE TAIL OF A FISH
a)
pectoral fin
b)
anal fin
c)
caudal fin
5.
What fin is showing on this shark?
a)
dorsal
b)
pectoral
c)
caudal
6.

Where do amphibians live?

a)

water

b)

land

c)

both

7.

Where do amphibians live when they're born?

a)

land

b)

water

8.

Where do amphibians spend most of their time when adults?

a)

water

b)

land

9.

After an egg, what is the first state of a frog's life?

a)

very small frog

b)

tadpole

10.

What body part does a tadpole lose as it becomes a frog?

a)

tail

b)

lungs

c)

legs

11.
Snakes don't have a backbone since they can coil up
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a reptile?
a)
Warm Blooded
b)
Scaly skin
c)
Has lungs
d)
lays leathery eggs
13.
Which of the following describes a reptile egg?
a)
Soft and leathery
b)
Hard with microscopic holes
c)
Soft and smooth
d)
Hard, made of calcium carbonate
14.
Zoologists have long seen the evolutionary connection between birds and what other group of animals? 
a)
Fish
b)
Amphibians
c)
Humans
d)
Reptiles 
15.

Mammals’ bodies are covered in ______.

a)

feathers

b)

scales

c)

hair or fur

16.

How do mammals breathe?

a)

They breathe with their lungs

b)

They breathe with their gills

17.

How do mammals stay warm?

a)

They warm themselves with the sun.

b)

They are warm-blooded. Their bodies make their own heat.

18.

What is special about birds' bones?

a)

their bones are hollow

b)

their bones are thick

c)

they only have a few bones

19.
What is the first stage of the life cycle of birds?
a)
Grown Bird
b)
Baby Bird
c)
Egg
20.

Marsupials are mammals that...

a)

have a pouch

b)

lay eggs

21.

Monotremes are mammals that...

a)

have a pouch

b)

lay eggs

22.
The offspring of most mammals remain inside the mother until development is MOSTLY complete. This is which of the following?
a)
Monotrem
b)
Marsupial
c)
Placental
d)
Oviparous
23.

The platypus and the echidna are mammals that lay eggs. Which term applies?

a)

Marsupial

b)

Monotrem

c)

Placental

d)

Macrostelida

24.

A kangaroo is a mammals that allows its offspring to continue development in a pouch. Which term applies?

a)

Marsupial

b)

Monotrem

c)

Placental

d)

Macrostelida

25.
What type of fertilization do mammals have?
a)
Internal
b)
External