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WorksheetsAnimal Science and What Is an Animal Review M 2025
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
An living creature that makes its own food is called a
haploid
diploid
autotroph
All animals have ____________ cells meaning all cell parts are contained within membranes.
diploid
eukaryote
ALL animals are _____ at some point in their life like this baby barnacle.
sessile
motile
This term ___________ means animals must eat other living things for food.
autotroph
heterotroph
This is a ______________ cell. The DNA is loose within the cell.
eukaryote
prokaryote
All animals have fur. True or false?
True
False
This gorgonian coral is a animal. True or false?
True
False
Some animals are autotrophs.
True
False
This is the worlds most aggressive fish.
Piranah
African tiger fish
Whale shark
The biggest anglerfish in this picture is a________.
male
female
Fish use__________ to breathe.
lungs
gills
Fish use _________ to move with.
fins
gills
humerous bone
Fish are the only vertebrates with no ___________.
eyes
lungs
limbs ending in digits.
There are a few species of fish that can be found in ______________.
volcanoes
deserts and cave waterfalls.
The largest species of fish is the ______________.
great white shark.
blue fin tuna.
whale shark.
blue whale.
Amphibians live in water in the _________ part of their life stage.
herpetology
pupae
larva
___________ means both land and water.
Icthyology
Amphibious
Larval
Amphibians are the only vertebrates to breathe through their skin which means their skin is ___________.
scaled
permeable
covered in fur
The term "ectothermic" means amphibians, fish and reptiles are all
warm blooded.
cold blooded.
filled with ectoplasma.
Amphibians are the only vertebrate class to not have any __________.
protective skin covering like scales, fur or hair.
eyes.
vertebrae
bones
The 'canary in a coal mine' saying reflects amphibians
a) ability to live in caves.
b) acting as an early warning system in a ecosystem.
c) being first animals dying or sickening in a ecosystem endangered by toxins or pollution thus giving a cue to the danger.
both 'b' and 'c'
This is the worlds smallest turtle species!
Spotted padloper tortosie
Leatherback
Galapagos tortosie
This striking close up photo of marine biologist saving the worlds largest turtle species the_________________.
Spotted padloper tortoise
Leatherback sea turtle
Ridleys sea turtle
This is the longest snake species at 32 feet.
Burmese python
Rock python
Reticulated python
female green anaconda
This is the heaviest snake species, can weigh up to 850 lbs!
yellow anaconda
reticulated python
green anaconda, female
boomslang
Turtles were around at the same time as dinosaurs.
True
False
Reptiles are the fist class of vertebrates with this multiple layered eggs?
simple jelly-like eggs as with fish
fertilized
amniotic
abiotic
What physical feature helps determine the diet of the bird?
feet
feathers
beak
sternum
What single characteristic is specific to only Aves?
beaks
claws
nests
feathers
Which class of chordates produces a hard calcium shell to house their embryos?
Amphibians
Reptilia
Aves
Mammalia
What bird is this?
Jackass penguin
Macaroni penguin
Fairy penguin
Imperial penguin
What bird is this?
A) Bald eagle
B) Berkut eagle
C) Golden eagle
D) B or C
What bird is this?
llama bird
big chicken
great ostrich
moa
In order to support a fast metabolism and flight birds have a ___________ chambered heart.
1
4
3
2
Monotreme means literally:
one-hole
two-holes
Ungulate means
having hooves.
herbivore
to move sinuously
Monotremes are very primitive mammals who
lay eggs
have a cloaca
have a pouch
lay eggs and have a cloaca
The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial in the United States.
True
False
Rodents are the
most numerous mammal order with over 2,000 species.
mammal order with carnassial teeth.
mammal order with even toed hooves.
Gestation means
length of pregnancy.
digestion of food.
length of puberty.
Opossums have a gestation period of
13 days.
270 days.
678 days.
Marsupials give birth to a
fetus.
fully developed young which looks just like the adult.
The word "mammal" comes from
mammary gland
ancient Hebrew
being exothermic
One thing ALL mammals share is
giving milk to their young.
having eyes.
giving live birth
having carnassial teeth.
All mammals in the order Carnivora are unique due to the presence of ______________teeth.
canine
carnassial
molars
incisors
Animal Science is the study of
life
plants
farm animals only
livestock, exotic livestock,pets and captive animals
Animal science is concerned with
production
breeding
marketing
all the above
Livestock are used for
meat
eggs
work
all the above
The first animal to be domesticated over 25,000 years ago was the
cat
turkey
sheep
dog
Cattle were first used for
work
meat
companionship
fur
The second animal domesticated was the _____ probably due to small size eased handling
cattle
sheep
horse
chicken
This is the most recent domesticated species due to it being a New World native species:
chicken
turkey
cattle
horse
This would be in what category?
exotic livestock
livestock
companion animal
captive animal
This would be an example of what category?
exotic livestock
companion animal
livestock
This quokka would be an example of a____________ category.
livestock
exotic livestock
captive animal
These bees can be considered what category?
livestock
captive animal
exotic livestock
companion animal
