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Reptiles, Amphibians, Fishes, Mammals

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are all....

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Tunicates

c)

Lancelets

d)

All of the Above

2.

Endotherms...

a)

Heat their own bodies internally.

b)

Have a very high natural body heat.

c)

Depend on their surroundings to control their temperature.

d)

Have a very low natural body heat.

3.

Ectotherms

a)

Heat their own bodies internally.

b)

Have a very low natural body heat.

c)

Depend on their surroundings to control their temperature.

d)

Have a very high natural body heat.

4.

Which characteristic(s) are true for most fish?

a)

They are strong swimmers

b)

They use gills to breathe in oxygen from water

c)

They have a brain and a lateral line

d)

All of the Above

5.

Which of the following is not a kind of fish we learned about?

a)

Cartilaginous Fish

b)

Bony Fish

c)

Deep Water Fish

d)

Jawless Fish

6.

Amphibians breath through their...

a)

Lungs

b)

Gills

c)

Skin

d)

All of the Above

7.

What is the drawback of an amphibian's thin skin?

a)

They are easily noticed by predators.

b)

They cannot go into warm water.

c)

They cannot go into cold water.

d)

They dry out easier.

8.

Most amphibians go through a changing process called...

a)

Conversion

b)

Metamorphosis

c)

Transmutation

d)

Transformation

9.

Which of the following is not a kind of amphibian?

a)

Turtles

b)

Salamanders

c)

Frogs/Toads

d)

Caecilians

10.

True or False: Amphibians are poor ecological indicators (bad at showing changes in their environment).

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of reptiles?

a)

Thick skin

b)

Amniotic Eggs

c)

Exotherms

d)

External fertilization of Eggs

12.

Each of these animals has a similar bone pattern. What does this suggest?

a)

They are all the same species

b)

They are all transitional fossils

c)

They evolved from a common ancestor

d)

They evolved from completely different ancestors

13.

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 prey

c)

To capture predators

d)

To blend into their environment

14.

What trait allows birds (as well as mammals) to regulate its body temperature?

a)

Endothermy

b)

Ectothermy

c)

Thermothermy

d)

Mesothermy

15.

True or False: Some skulls and vertebrates are made out of cartilage.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False: Amphibians have amniotic eggs

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which of the following is not the largest kind of animal in their group of animals?

a)

Fish: Bony Fish

b)

Reptiles: Snakes & Lizards

c)

Fish: Cartilaginous Fish

d)

Amphibians: Frogs & Toads

18.

Baby mammals drink their mother's milk

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Elephants are born after 9 months in the mother's womb.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

All mammals live on land.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

All mammals give birth to live babies.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Mammals are animals that

a)

Don't have a backbone

b)

Lay eggs

c)

Have live young

23.

Which of the following is a characteristic that all mammals share?

a)

they all have a pouch

b)

they all have hair

c)

they all have a cloaca

d)

they all have a short gestational period

24.

In what would a marsupial carry their baby?

a)

carriage

b)

pouch

c)

bag

d)

stroller

25.

In what way are the platypus and the prickly anteater the same?

a)

Both weigh the same as a dollar bill.

b)

Both live on Ellesmere Island.

c)

Both have wing-like flaps

d)

Both are mammals that lay eggs.

26.

Bats, dolphins, horses, humans and dogs are all examples of which group of mammals?

a)

monotremes

b)

marsupials

c)

placentals

27.

What type of birth is typical for most mammals?

a)

Egg-Laying

b)

Pouch

c)

Placental

28.

Mammals that lay eggs are in the order:

a)

Marsupials

b)

Monotremes

c)

Placental

29.

Organisms that live in a pouch until they are mature are known as....

a)

Placentals

b)

Marsupials

c)

Monotremes

30.

Most mammals give live birth called

a)

viviparous

b)

ovoviparous

c)

oviparous

31.

One of 2 egg-laying mammals is called monotremes.

a)

duck-billed platypus

b)

wombat

c)

wallaby

d)

uakari

32.

Which group of mammals has a long gestational period?

a)

monotreme

b)

placentals

c)

marsupials

d)

they all have a short gestational period

33.

Which of the following orders is oviparous?

a)

Monotremata-platypus

b)

Chiroptera-bats

c)

Cetacea-Whales

34.

glands that produce milk for feeding young

a)

sweat glands

b)

adrenal glands

c)

oil glands

d)

mammary glands

35.

an animal that eats only plants

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

36.

carnivore

a)

the animal that eats only plants

b)

an animal that has all 3 types of teeth to eat both plants and animals

c)

an animal that eats only other animals

37.

mammals in which embryos develop inside the female's uterus

a)

monotremes

b)

placentals

c)

marsupials

38.

time during which embryos develop inside the female's uterus

a)

incubation time

b)

cooking time

c)

gestation period

39.

saclike organ developed from tissues of the embryo and uterus

a)

umbilical cord

b)

pouch

c)

placenta

40.

attaches the embryo to the placenta; pathway for the exchange of nutrients, water, gases between mother and baby

a)

umbilical cord

b)

egg layer

c)

placental pouch

41.

pouched mammals that bear immature offspring

a)

marsupials

b)

monotremes

c)

placentals

42.

mammals that lay eggs with tough, leathery shells

a)

monotremes

b)

marsupials

c)

placentals

43.

endothermic vertebrates that have hair and produce milk to feed their young

a)

mammals

b)

amphibians

c)

birds

d)

reptiles

44.

Select the vertebrate.

a)

A jellyfish

b)

A spider

c)

A sponge

d)

A flamingo

45.

What are the five groups of vertebrates?

a)

Birds, worms, reptiles, fish and amphibians.

b)

Amphibians, mammals, birds, reptiles and arthropods.

c)

Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and sponges.

d)

Fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds.

46.

What group of vertebrate animals are viviparous?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Birds

d)

Mammals

47.

What group of vertebrate animals breathe only through their gills?

a)

Fish

b)

Mammals

c)

Birds

d)

Reptiles

48.

Are birds oviparous or viviparous animals?

a)

Viviparous

b)

Oviparous

49.

A shark's skeleton is made of...

a)

Cartilage

b)

Bone

50.

What do you call a big group of fish that move in the same direction?

a)

Shoals

b)

Packs

c)

School

d)

Bank