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WorksheetsAnimal Unit Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
Birds and mammals are warm-blooded. What does that mean?
Their blood changes color with temperature.
Their body temperatures rise and fall with the outside temperature.
Their body temperatures do not change much, regardless of the outside temperature.
Their blood is warmer in winter than in summer.
The following characteristics describe one group of vertebrate.
~young are born alive
~have fur or hair
~breath with lungs
~are warm-blooded
How would you classify these animals?
birds
arthropods
amphibians
mammmals
Which animals does not have a backbone?
snake
fish
lobster
bird
The following characteristics describe one group of vertebrate.
~breathe with lungs
~have scales or plates
~most lay eggs
~are cold-blooded
How would they be classified?
amphibians
reptiles
birds
fish
Which special sense do bats have to help them locate food in the dark?
echolocation
night vision
electrical sense
magnetic sense
How does a snake hear if it does not have ears?
Vibrations in the ground are sensed by the snake’s body.
Vibrations are turned into colors that are sensed by the snake’s eyes.
The snake’s nose picks up smells that the vibrations are changed into.
The snake’s tongue picks up vibrations.
Which additional sense do migratory animals like birds, butterflies, and some whales have?
echolocation
magnetic
electric
night vision
Which animal is known for its electric senses?
A skunk’s odor is unpleasant to other animals. A monarch butterfly’s coloration warns birds of its bitter taste. These adaptations help these animals to
find water
locate prey
seek shelter
avoid predators
A prairie dog whistles loudly when it senses danger. When it whistles, all of the prairie dogs nearby run and hide in their burrows. Which sense helps the other prairie dogs receive this warning?
hearing
sight
smell
taste
Some snakes that live in the desert spend time underground during the day. How does this
behavior most likely help these snakes survive?
They will find food faster.
They will stay cool.
They will have more space to live.
They will breathe more oxygen.
Which of the following is most likely an instinctive behavior?
Bees constructing a beehive
A wild turkey avoiding hunters
Insects avoiding pesticide spray
A dog fetching a stick
What are the two types of adaptation for survival?
hibernation and instincts
behavioral and social
psychological and behavioral
physical and behavioral
Sea turtles can feel the Earth's _____________ which help them to navigate.
magnetic fields
ultrasonic souds
infrared lights
solar power
What body structure do snakes use to smell?
skin
nose skin
tongue
A snake does not see danger or smell danger, but he still responds. How does it know danger is there?
It uses echolocation
It uses sonar
It can feel the ground vibrating
The platypus, shark, and ray all have ___________ senses that help them locate prey.
magnetic
electric
thermal
vision
Why do these birds have different shaped beaks?
To escape different predators
To move different ways
To obtain different food
To build different habitats
Which statement is true about vertebrates?
Vertebrates do not have a backbone
Most of the animals on Earth are vertebrates
Vertebrates have backbones
Vertebrates only live on land
Which of these is NOT a vertebrate?
Grasshopper
Penguin
Salamander
Mouse
Which statement is true ONLY of amphibians?
They have gills as young and lungs as adults
They look like their parents
They have backbones
They are consumers
Which of the following things in NOT a benefit of camouflage?
Animals store fat during the winter
Animals can hide from predators
Animals can sneak up on prey
Animals blend in with surroundings
