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Animal Test 2019M

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The desert pupfish has to

a)

deal with a change of 114 degree to 45 degree daily

b)

very high salinity

c)

high pH

d)

all the above

2.

An living creature that makes its own food is called a

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

c)

autotroph

3.

All animals have ____________ cells meaning all cell parts are contained within membranes.

a)

diploid

b)

eukaryote

4.

ALL animals are _____ at some point in their life like these coral polyps.

a)

sessile

b)

motile

5.

This term ___________ means animals must eat other living things for food.

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

6.

Animals have ____________ cells meaning they have paired chromosomes.

a)

diploid

b)

haploid

7.

This is a ______________ cell.

a)

eukaryote

b)

prokaryote

8.

A carnivore is a animal that

a)

makes its own food.

b)

has carnassial teeth.

c)

eats other animals.

9.

Some animals are autotrophs.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

This is the worlds most aggressive fish.

a)

Piranah

b)

African tiger fish

c)

Whale shark

11.

The small anglerfish in this picture are the ________.

a)

males

b)

female

12.

Fish use__________ to breathe.

a)

lungs

b)

gills

13.

Fish use _________ to move with.

a)

fins

b)

gills

c)

scales

14.

There are ____________ species of fish.

a)

33,000

b)

4,200

15.

The largest species of fish is the ______________.

a)

great white shark.

b)

blue fin tuna.

c)

whale shark.

16.

This is the smallest fish species _________________.

a)

smallmouth bass

b)

candiru catfish.

c)

dwarf pygmy goby

17.

This tiny parasitic catfish is why you DONT urinate in the Amazon River! ______________.

a)

great white shark.

b)

blue fin tuna.

c)

candiru

d)

blue whale.

18.

With 30,000 species of fish they are the most diverse of all the vertebrates.

a)

False

b)

True

19.

Fish are the only vertebrates with no ___________.

a)

eyes

b)

lungs

c)

limbs ending in digits.

20.

Amphibians live in water in the _________ part of their life stage.

a)

herpetology

b)

pupae

c)

larva

21.

Amphibians are the only vertebrates to breathe through their skin which means their skin is ___________.

a)

scaled

b)

permeable

c)

covered in fur

22.

The term "ectothermic" means amphibians, fish and reptiles are all

a)

warm blooded.

b)

cold blooded.

c)

filled with ectoplasma.

23.

This term means amphibians are measurement of their ecosystems health :__________________________.

a)

ectothermic

b)

indicator species

24.

The 'canary in a coal mine' saying reflects amphibians

a)

a) ability to live in caves.

b)

b) acting as an early warning system in a ecosystem.

c)

c) being first animals dying or sickening in a ecosystem endangered by toxins or pollution thus giving a cue to the danger.

d)

both 'b' and 'c'

25.

Largest frog species is the

a)

chorus frog

b)

African goliath frog

c)

American bullfrog

d)

spring peeper

26.

This is the smallest frog in the whole world!

a)

African goliath frog

b)

Surinam frog

c)

Golden toad

d)

Chorus frog

27.

This is the worlds smallest turtle species!

a)

Spotted padloper tortosie

b)

Leatherback

c)

Galapagos tortosie

28.

This largest crocodile can ruin your Australia vacation :(.

a)

Nile crocodile

b)

Saltwater crocodile

c)

American alligator

d)

Chinese alligator

29.

The female of this species can get to 32 feet long making it the worlds longest snake!

a)

Burmese python

b)

Rock python

c)

Reticulated python

30.

This is the heaviest snake species, can weigh up to 850 lbs!

a)

yellow anaconda

b)

reticulated python

c)

green anaconda, female

31.

Turtles were around at the same time as dinosaurs.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Reptiles lay

a)

hard shelled eggs

b)

soft jelly-like eggs

c)

soft leather-like

33.

Which animals are the descendants of the dinosaurs?

a)

crocodiles

b)

lizards

c)

birds

34.

What are the 2 uses of bird feathers?

a)

grooming and flight

b)

fighting and warmth

c)

flight and warmth

35.

What physical feature helps determine the diet of the bird?

a)

feet

b)

feathers

c)

beak

d)

sternum

36.

What single characteristic is specific to only birds?

a)

beaks

b)

claws

c)

feathers

37.

Which class of chordates produces a hard calcium shell to house their embryos?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Reptilia

c)

Birds

d)

Mammalia

38.

A birds nearly hollow bones help it to

a)

store extra oxygen

b)

deliver oxygen to its cells

c)

be lightweight in the air

d)

defend itself against predators

39.

provides insulation for a bird

a)

down

b)

flight feathers

40.

feathers that give a bird its color and a smooth surface for flying

a)

contour

b)

down

c)

gizzard

41.

These are the smallest penguins and native to New Zealand.

a)

Jackass penguin

b)

Macaroni penguin

c)

Fairy penguin

d)

Imperial penguin

42.

What bird is this?

a)

Brown pelican

b)

moa

c)

Kea

d)

Kiwii

43.

What bird is this?

a)

Crested eagle

b)

Secretary bird

44.

This is the largest eagle in the world.

a)

A) Bald eagle

b)

B) Berkut eagle

c)

C) Golden eagle

45.

This was the worlds largest bird but hunted to extiction :(

a)

llama bird

b)

big chicken

c)

great ostrich

d)

moa

46.
What bird is this?
a)
ostrich
b)
rhea
c)
greater rhea
d)
pollo
47.

What bird is this?

a)

American robin

b)

Bird of Paradise

c)

bluebird

d)

Bee hummingbird

48.

In bird species this sex is always the most colorful.

a)

male.

b)

female.

49.

Worlds smallest bird species

a)

American bluebird

b)

bee hummingbird

c)

ostrich

d)

pixie

50.

Animals with hooves are referred to as

a)

marsupials

b)

ungulates

c)

monotremes

51.

Most marsupial and all monotreme species today are found in:

a)

Central and South America

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

52.

Is this salt water crocodile in the order Carnivora?

a)

Yes

b)

No

53.

The Tasmanian devil is a

a)

marsupial

b)

monotreme

c)

placental mammal

54.

Monotreme means literally:

a)

one-hole

b)

two-holes

c)

gestation

d)

sessile

55.

The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Marsupials give birth to a

a)

fetus.

b)

fully developed young which looks just like the adult.

57.

The word "mammal" comes from

a)

mammary gland

b)

ancient Hebrew

c)

being exothermic

58.

One thing ALL mammals share is

a)

giving milk to their young.

b)

having teeth

c)

giving live birth

d)

having carnassial teeth.

59.

All mammals in the order Carnivora are unique due to the presence of ______________teeth.

a)

canine

b)

carnassial

60.

Gestation means

a)

pregnancy

b)

puberty

c)

living in trees

61.

The red kangaroo has a gestation of ____ days.

a)

33

b)

113

c)

365

d)

700