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Unit 2 Animal Unit Review

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of animal spends its entire life under water, has fins, and breathes using gills

a)

amphibian

b)

fish

c)

bird

d)

reptile

2.

What type of animal has dry scaly skin and lays its eggs on land?

a)

fish

b)

amphibian

c)

reptile

d)

mammal

3.

What type of animal has fur and feeds its young with milk?

a)

birds

b)

reptiles

c)

amphibians

d)

mammals

4.

What type of animal spends part of its life in water and part on land and lays its eggs in water?

a)

amphibians

b)

reptiles

c)

birds

d)

fish

5.

What classification of animals do humans belong to?

a)

fish

b)

mammals

c)

reptiles

d)

amphibians

6.

This class starts out with gills and then transitions to lungs.

a)

Bird

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Fish

7.

This Class hatches from leathery eggs

a)

Bird

b)

Mammal

c)

Reptile

d)

Fish

8.

This class hatches from brittle-shell eggs.

a)

Bird

b)

Mammal

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

9.
All vertebrates have
a)
no internal skeleton
b)
gills
c)
radial symmetry
d)
endoskeleton
10.

What classification of animals are vertebrae (have a backbone)?

a)

birds only

b)

reptiles only

c)

reptiles and birds but not mammals and fish

d)

mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds

11.
Which animal is warm blooded?
a)
reptiles
b)
fish
c)
mammals 
d)
amphibians
12.
Cold blooded animals
a)
Make their own heat
b)
Are the temperature of their surroundings
c)
Have blue blood
d)
Are a type of plant
13.

Which of the following animals have flat teeth and eat only plant materials?

a)

carnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

d)

endotherms

14.

Is a whale a reptile, mammal, bird or fish?

a)

reptile

b)

mammal

c)

fish

d)

bird

15.

Is a bat a bird or a mammal and how do you know?

a)

Bird because it flies.

b)

Mammal because it has hair/fur.

c)

Bird because it has feathers.

d)

Mammal because it is warm-blooded.

16.
Choose the correct classification.
Jellyfish
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
17.

Which of the following characteristics is used when determining whether to place an animal in the vertebrate group or the invertebrate group?

a)

Ability to walk on two legs

b)

Presence of a spinal cord

c)

Method of respiration (lungs or gills)

d)

Flow of blood through the body

18.

Which of the following animals have sharp teeth and eat only meat?

a)

carnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

d)

endotherms

19.

Which of the following animals have both sharp and flat teeth and eat both plants and meat?

a)

carnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

d)

endotherms

20.

What is this diagram a model of?

a)

a chicken's day

b)

the water cycle

c)

a chicken's life cycle

d)

a chicken's family

21.

A caterpillar will eventually turn into what?

a)

butterfly

b)

beetle

c)

lizard

d)

frog

22.

What is it called when an animal changes drastically over the course of its life?

a)

life cycle

b)

metamorphosis

c)

growing up

d)

teenage

23.

What does a life cycle show?

a)

Shows an animal or plants life from birth to adult

b)

Shows what one can eat to get stronger

c)

Shows plant and animal needs

d)

Shows and describes food chains

24.

Which of these animals must go through stages before they resemble their parents?

a)

Fox

b)

Butterfly

c)

Hippo

d)

Dog

25.

Which animal’s life cycle begins with a live baby?

a)

bird

b)

mammal

c)

amphibians

d)

reptile

26.

Choose the correct sequence of the frog's life cycle

a)

froglet, tadpole, frog, and egg

b)

egg, frog, tadpole, and froglet

c)

egg, tadpole, froglet, and frog

d)

tadpole, froglet, frog, and egg

27.

Which insect goes through complete metamorphosis?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Which animal is considered an Amphibian like a frog?

a)

Flamingo

b)

Salamander

c)

Cow

d)

Snake

29.

What type of animal is a Dog?

a)

Reptile

b)

Insect

c)

Mammal

d)

Amphibian

30.

What type of animal is a Chameleon?

a)

Mammal

b)

Amphibian

c)

Reptile

d)

Bird

31.

What does migrate mean?

a)

the changes a plant goes through

b)

to change from a tadpole to a frog

c)

to fly away

d)

to move from one place to another

32.

What does molting mean?

a)

to loose hair

b)

to wrinkle up

c)

to shed its skin

d)

to grow up

33.

Characteristics that are passed from parents to their offspring are called...

a)

behaviors

b)

learned traits

c)

inherited traits

d)

functions

34.

Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait?

a)

Sleeping late

b)

Enjoying hiking

c)

Hair color

d)

Loving to read

35.

Plants and animals both have life cycles.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The word organism means?

a)

Living things

b)

Eggs

c)

Nymph

37.

Because an elephant lives longer than a mouse, the elephant is said to have a longer?

a)

Life cycle

b)

Life span

38.

Chloe wants to observe a ladybug go through its life cycle, but she can’t find one. She decides to watch something that has a similar life cycle instead. Which should she study?

a)

Frog because it is an insect

b)

Mouse because it is an insect

c)

Butterfly because it is an insect

d)

Fish because it is an insect

39.

Amphibians are small vertebrates that need ___, or a moist environment, to survive. The species in this group include frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts. All can breathe and absorb ____ through their very thin skin. What is the missing word?

a)

water

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

bread

40.

"Offspring" is another word for an organism's ___ .

a)

child

b)

brother

c)

sister

d)

grandparent

41.
Why do wildebeests form large groups when they migrate?
a)
defense against predators
b)
building homes
c)
exercise
d)
hibernation
42.
What is this meerkat doing?
a)
looking for food
b)
watching for predators
c)
using the bathroom
d)
being punished
43.
Why do flamingos form groups?
a)
to find specialized food
b)
to find a place to sleep
c)
to attack crocodiles
d)
for warmth
44.
Why do geese fly behind each other in a "V" formation?
a)
to find food
b)
to show off
c)
to protect their young
d)
to save energy
45.
Why do fish swim in schools?
a)
to learn
b)
for fun
c)
to conserve energy
d)
for protection
46.

A predator is...

a)

An animal that eats other animals

b)

An animal that is hunted by other animals

c)

the fun member of an animal group

d)

the animal that can fly the highest

47.

Prey are...

a)

Animals that eat other animals

b)

An animal that is hunted by other animals

c)

the most fun animals in the group

d)

the loudest animal in a group

48.

Which of the following is NOT a way some animals communicate?

a)

by making noise

b)

by leaving their scent in an area

c)

by touch

d)

by being alone

49.

Animals that live in groups need to have ways to communicate with each other.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Which of the following is true of animals that live in groups?

a)

All animals in a group do the same jobs.

b)

Different animals in a group do different jobs.

c)

Every animal in a group takes care of itself.

d)

Animals live only in groups to protect their young.

51.

True or False: Groups of animals have special names

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Social animals form groups to

a)

find food

b)

have protection

c)

raise young

d)

all of these reasons

53.

Animals of the same kind that live in a group to meet their needs are called

a)

nice animals

b)

social animals

c)

friendly animals

d)

worker animals

54.

Why might it be easier for wolves in a group to find food than for one wolf to find food alone?

a)

They can hunt together and then share the food.

b)

They don't have to share.

c)

They hide alone.

d)

They don't like other wolves.

55.

All animals live in animal groups.

a)

true

b)

false

56.

The waggle dance used by honey bees is an example of which advantage of group living?

a)

to help each other find food

b)

to share work

c)

to keep warm

d)

to stay safe

57.

What is an adaptation?

a)

A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.

b)

The food that an animal eats.

c)

How energy moves in a food web.

d)

How animals evolve throughout time.

58.

How do adaptations help animals?

a)

to hide from predators

b)

to hunt for food

c)

to survive in their habitats

d)

All of these are correct

59.

An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings

a)

Environment

b)

Copying

c)

Camouflage

d)

Habitat

60.

The environment in which an animal lives is called its...

a)

habitat

b)

adaptation

c)

dog house

d)

animal apartment

61.

What are the 4 things that living things need to survive?

a)

air, food, protection, love

b)

food, water, space, air

c)

love, protection, air, space

d)

protection, water, meat, plants

62.

What is camouflage?

a)

Colors or markings to make it look like something else

b)

A chemical that is used to defend itself

c)

A hard shell or covvering

d)

Body patterns or coloring that make it hard to see

63.

A harmless fly looks just like a wasp. What adaptation does the harmless fly have?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Waterproof Skin

c)

Camouflage

d)

Mimicry

64.

Over time all animals (and plants) develop adaptations that help them ____________________.

a)

develop new adaptations

b)

thrive and survive

c)

entertain themselves

d)

change their behaviors

65.

Behavior an animal is born with

a)

migration

b)

instinct

c)

physical adaptation

d)

camouflage

66.

What is MIMICRY?

a)

When a weak animal copies stronger animals to warn predators

b)

when you are the prey.

c)

when an animal hides in the cold winter and sleeps until the warm spring.