WorksheetsAmphibians, Reptiles, and Birds
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I breathe with lungs, lay eggs, am ectothermic (cold-blooded), and often have scaly skin which holds in the water. What am I?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
birds
d)
reptile
2.
I live part of my life in water and part on land. I am born with gills but grow lungs. I am ectothermic (cold-blooded). I have moist smooth skin. What am I?
a)
fish
b)
bird
c)
amphibian
d)
mammal
3.
The only group of animals that begin their lives breathing through gills in the water and as adults can live on land breathing with lungs.
a)
amphibians
b)
arthropods
c)
mammals
d)
fish
4.
I have dry and rough skin, lay eggs, breathe with lungs, and am ectothermic (cold-blooded). What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Mammals
c)
Amphibians
d)
Reptiles
5.
Metamorphosis occurs in
a)
fishes and amphibians
b)
amphibians
c)
fishes, amphibians, and reptiles
d)
amphibians and reptiles
6.
How do reptiles exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide?
a)
lungs
b)
gills
c)
through their skin
d)
they don't need to exchange gases
7.
As adults, amphibians breathe through _____________.
a)
Gills and skin
b)
Lungs and gills
c)
Lungs and skin
d)
Feet
8.
Each of these animals have a similar bone pattern. What does this suggest?
a)
They are all the same speices
b)
They evolved from a common ancestor
c)
They are all transitional fossils
d)
They evolved from completely different ancestors
9.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a reptile?
a)
Warm Blooded
b)
Scaly skin
c)
Has lungs
d)
lays leathery eggs
10.
What would be the adaptive benefit of some reptiles having infrared detectors that can spot warm-bodied prey in the dark?
a)
To see at night
b)
To capture predators
c)
To capture prey
d)
To blend in to their environment
11.
What causes birds to have a variety of beak sizes and shapes?
a)
Predators
b)
Evironment
c)
Food
d)
Ecosystems
12.
What allows amphibians to collect sound waves from their environment?
a)
Tympanic membrane
b)
Nictitating membrane
c)
Gills
d)
Infrared detectors
13.
What trait allows birds (as well as mammals) to regulate its body temperature?
a)
Endothermy
b)
Ectothermy
c)
Mesothermy
d)
Thermothermy
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