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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which one of these is an invertebrate? (has no backbone)
p. 3
dog
bird
crab
whale
What do you call an animal with a segmented body (made up of more than one part)? page 3
mammal
reptile
Karen
anthropod
What do you call the external skeleton that animals such as lobsters, crabs, spiders and insects have? (page 3)
exoskeleton
hard back
endoskeleton
vertebrae
Which of the following are molluscs (anthropods with soft bodies)? page 3, more than one answer
oyster
squid
octopus
snails
clams
Look at the table on page 4. If I am an animal with hair. What am I?
bird
mammal
fish
amphibian
Look at the table on page 4. If I am an animal with no hair, with no feathers and with dry skin, what am I?
mammal
reptile
bird
fish
What do you call a scientist that studies all living animals? (page 4)
geologist
biologist
zoologist
botanist
What famous scientist believed in a process of natural selection or "survival of the fittest"? (page 4)
Albert Einstein
Stephen Hawking
Alexander Graham Bell
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin believed that human beings are descended from (a) . (page 4)
How many species of fish are there in Irish waters? (page 5)
100
200
1000
400
Pike, trout and carp are all examples of animals found in Ireland. What type of animal are they?
fish
mammal
amphibian
reptile
The ___________ _____________is the only reptile native to Ireland. (page 5)
(a)
How long ago was the last Ice Age? (page 5)
10,000 years
1 million years
3 million years
10 billion years
Which of the following are mammals found in Ireland? (More than one answer) (page 5)
foxes
red deer
hedgehogs
badgers
Irish hare
Name one type of amphibian found in Ireland. ______ ________ (page 5)
(a)
