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Animal Basics Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Binomial nomenclature means that animals are scientifically named with

a)

1 name

b)

2 names

c)

3 names

d)

4 names

2.

Which of the following could be a scientific name for this animal?

a)

Carpospiza brachydactyla

b)

Carpospiza

c)

Pale Rock Finch

d)

Bird

e)

Carpospiza brachydactyla

3.

To create the scientific name for an animal, scientists combine two taxa names: the (a)   first and then the species second.

4.

Classifying animals by similar features and relationships is known as

a)

anatomy

b)

taxonomy

c)

biology

d)

botony

5.

Kings Play Chess On Fined Grained Sand. The P in Play stands for (a)  

6.

Fill in the missing taxa: Kingdom, Phylum, ___________, ____________, Family, Genus, ___________. Type your answer as _____, ______, ______

(a)  

7.

Homeostasis is

a)

the process in which a cell makes energy

b)

the process in which a bacteria divides

c)

the process in which plants use light energy to make their own food

d)

the process in which an animal maintains constant or near constant internal conditions inside its body

8.

Name at least 4 of the 8 characteristics of living things.

4 lines
9.

What type of symmetry does this animal demonstrate?

a)

asymmetry

b)

spherical symmetry

c)

radial symmetry

d)

bilateral symmetry

10.

This Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) demonstrates which type of symmetry?

a)

asymmetry

b)

spherical symmetry

c)

radial symmetry

d)

bilateral symmetry

11.

Which of the following organisms demonstrate cephalization? (Choose all that apply)

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
12.

Which part of the animal is the arrow pointing at?

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

13.

Which part of the animal is the arrow pointing at?

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

14.

Which part of the animal is the arrow pointing at?

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

dorsal

d)

ventral

15.

The arrow is pointing to the giraffes?

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

hind limbs

d)

fore limbs

16.

Your arms would be considered your (hint: think which end of your body they are closest to)

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

hind limbs

d)

fore limbs