WorksheetsReptiles, Amphibians, Fishes, Mammals
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are all....
Vertebrates
Tunicates
Lancelets
All of the Above
Endotherms...
Heat their own bodies internally.
Have a very high natural body heat.
Depend on their surroundings to control their temperature.
Have a very low natural body heat.
Ectotherms
Heat their own bodies internally.
Have a very low natural body heat.
Depend on their surroundings to control their temperature.
Have a very high natural body heat.
Which characteristic(s) are true for most fish?
They are strong swimmers
They use gills to breathe in oxygen from water
They have a brain and a lateral line
All of the Above
Which of the following is not a kind of fish we learned about?
Cartilaginous Fish
Bony Fish
Deep Water Fish
Jawless Fish
Amphibians breath through their...
Lungs
Gills
Skin
All of the Above
What is the drawback of an amphibian's thin skin?
They are easily noticed by predators.
They cannot go into warm water.
They cannot go into cold water.
They dry out easier.
Most amphibians go through a changing process called...
Conversion
Metamorphosis
Transmutation
Transformation
Which of the following is not a kind of amphibian?
Turtles
Salamanders
Frogs/Toads
Caecilians
True or False: Amphibians are poor ecological indicators (bad at showing changes in their environment).
True
False
Which of the following is not a characteristic of reptiles?
Thick skin
Amniotic Eggs
Exotherms
External fertilization of Eggs
Each of these animals has a similar bone pattern. What does this suggest?
They are all the same species
They are all transitional fossils
They evolved from a common ancestor
They evolved from completely different ancestors
What would be the adaptive benefit of some reptiles having infrared detectors that can spot warm-bodied prey in the dark?
To see at night
To capture prey
To capture predators
To blend into their environment
What trait allows birds (as well as mammals) to regulate its body temperature?
Endothermy
Ectothermy
Thermothermy
Mesothermy
True or False: Some skulls and vertebrates are made out of cartilage.
True
False
True or False: Amphibians have amniotic eggs
True
False
Which of the following is not the largest kind of animal in their group of animals?
Fish: Bony Fish
Reptiles: Snakes & Lizards
Fish: Cartilaginous Fish
Amphibians: Frogs & Toads
Baby mammals drink their mother's milk
True
False
Elephants are born after 9 months in the mother's womb.
True
False
All mammals live on land.
True
False
All mammals give birth to live babies.
True
False
Mammals are animals that
Don't have a backbone
Lay eggs
Have live young
Which of the following is a characteristic that all mammals share?
they all have a pouch
they all have hair
they all have a cloaca
they all have a short gestational period
In what would a marsupial carry their baby?
carriage
pouch
bag
stroller
In what way are the platypus and the prickly anteater the same?
Both weigh the same as a dollar bill.
Both live on Ellesmere Island.
Both have wing-like flaps
Both are mammals that lay eggs.
Bats, dolphins, horses, humans and dogs are all examples of which group of mammals?
monotremes
marsupials
placentals
What type of birth is typical for most mammals?
Egg-Laying
Pouch
Placental
Mammals that lay eggs are in the order:
Marsupials
Monotremes
Placental
Organisms that live in a pouch until they are mature are known as....
Placentals
Marsupials
Monotremes
Most mammals give live birth called
viviparous
ovoviparous
oviparous
One of 2 egg-laying mammals is called monotremes.
duck-billed platypus
wombat
wallaby
uakari
Which group of mammals has a long gestational period?
monotreme
placentals
marsupials
they all have a short gestational period
Which of the following orders is oviparous?
Monotremata-platypus
Chiroptera-bats
Cetacea-Whales
glands that produce milk for feeding young
sweat glands
adrenal glands
oil glands
mammary glands
an animal that eats only plants
carnivore
herbivore
omnivore
carnivore
the animal that eats only plants
an animal that has all 3 types of teeth to eat both plants and animals
an animal that eats only other animals
mammals in which embryos develop inside the female's uterus
monotremes
placentals
marsupials
time during which embryos develop inside the female's uterus
incubation time
cooking time
gestation period
saclike organ developed from tissues of the embryo and uterus
umbilical cord
pouch
placenta
attaches the embryo to the placenta; pathway for the exchange of nutrients, water, gases between mother and baby
umbilical cord
egg layer
placental pouch
pouched mammals that bear immature offspring
marsupials
monotremes
placentals
mammals that lay eggs with tough, leathery shells
monotremes
marsupials
placentals
endothermic vertebrates that have hair and produce milk to feed their young
mammals
amphibians
birds
reptiles
Select the vertebrate.
A jellyfish
A spider
A sponge
A flamingo
What are the five groups of vertebrates?
Birds, worms, reptiles, fish and amphibians.
Amphibians, mammals, birds, reptiles and arthropods.
Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and sponges.
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds.
What group of vertebrate animals are viviparous?
Fish
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
What group of vertebrate animals breathe only through their gills?
Fish
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Are birds oviparous or viviparous animals?
Viviparous
Oviparous
A shark's skeleton is made of...
Cartilage
Bone
What do you call a big group of fish that move in the same direction?
Shoals
Packs
School
Bank
