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Animal Science and What Is an Animal Review M 2025

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An living creature that makes its own food is called a

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

c)

autotroph

2.

All animals have ____________ cells meaning all cell parts are contained within membranes.

a)

diploid

b)

eukaryote

3.

ALL animals are _____ at some point in their life like this baby barnacle.

a)

sessile

b)

motile

4.

This term ___________ means animals must eat other living things for food.

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

5.

This is a ______________ cell. The DNA is loose within the cell.

a)

eukaryote

b)

prokaryote

6.

All animals have fur. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

This gorgonian coral is a animal. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Some animals are autotrophs.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

This is the worlds most aggressive fish.

a)

Piranah

b)

African tiger fish

c)

Whale shark

10.

The biggest anglerfish in this picture is a________.

a)

male

b)

female

11.

Fish use__________ to breathe.

a)

lungs

b)

gills

12.

Fish use _________ to move with.

a)

fins

b)

gills

c)

humerous bone

13.

Fish are the only vertebrates with no ___________.

a)

eyes

b)

lungs

c)

limbs ending in digits.

14.

There are a few species of fish that can be found in ______________.

a)

volcanoes

b)

deserts and cave waterfalls.

15.

The largest species of fish is the ______________.

a)

great white shark.

b)

blue fin tuna.

c)

whale shark.

d)

blue whale.

16.

Amphibians live in water in the _________ part of their life stage.

a)

herpetology

b)

pupae

c)

larva

17.

___________ means both land and water.

a)

Icthyology

b)

Amphibious

c)

Larval

18.

Amphibians are the only vertebrates to breathe through their skin which means their skin is ___________.

a)

scaled

b)

permeable

c)

covered in fur

19.

The term "ectothermic" means amphibians, fish and reptiles are all

a)

warm blooded.

b)

cold blooded.

c)

filled with ectoplasma.

20.

Amphibians are the only vertebrate class to not have any __________.

a)

protective skin covering like scales, fur or hair.

b)

eyes.

c)

vertebrae

d)

bones

21.

The 'canary in a coal mine' saying reflects amphibians

a)

a) ability to live in caves.

b)

b) acting as an early warning system in a ecosystem.

c)

c) being first animals dying or sickening in a ecosystem endangered by toxins or pollution thus giving a cue to the danger.

d)

both 'b' and 'c'

22.

This is the worlds smallest turtle species!

a)

Spotted padloper tortosie

b)

Leatherback

c)

Galapagos tortosie

23.

This striking close up photo of marine biologist saving the worlds largest turtle species the_________________.

a)

Spotted padloper tortoise

b)

Leatherback sea turtle

c)

Ridleys sea turtle

24.

This is the longest snake species at 32 feet.

a)

Burmese python

b)

Rock python

c)

Reticulated python

d)

female green anaconda

25.

This is the heaviest snake species, can weigh up to 850 lbs!

a)

yellow anaconda

b)

reticulated python

c)

green anaconda, female

d)

boomslang

26.

Turtles were around at the same time as dinosaurs.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Reptiles are the fist class of vertebrates with this multiple layered eggs?

a)

simple jelly-like eggs as with fish

b)

fertilized

c)

amniotic

d)

abiotic

28.

What physical feature helps determine the diet of the bird?

a)

feet

b)

feathers

c)

beak

d)

sternum

29.

What single characteristic is specific to only Aves?

a)

beaks

b)

claws

c)

nests

d)

feathers

30.

Which class of chordates produces a hard calcium shell to house their embryos?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Reptilia

c)

Aves

d)

Mammalia

31.

What bird is this?

a)

Jackass penguin

b)

Macaroni penguin

c)

Fairy penguin

d)

Imperial penguin

32.

What bird is this?

a)

A) Bald eagle

b)

B) Berkut eagle

c)

C) Golden eagle

d)

D) B or C

33.

What bird is this?

a)

llama bird

b)

big chicken

c)

great ostrich

d)

moa

34.
What bird is this?
a)
ostrich
b)
rhea
c)
greater rhea
d)
pollo
35.

In order to support a fast metabolism and flight birds have a ___________ chambered heart.

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

36.

Monotreme means literally:

a)

one-hole

b)

two-holes

37.

Ungulate means

a)

having hooves.

b)

herbivore

c)

to move sinuously

38.

Monotremes are very primitive mammals who

a)

lay eggs

b)

have a cloaca

c)

have a pouch

d)

lay eggs and have a cloaca

39.

The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Rodents are the

a)

most numerous mammal order with over 2,000 species.

b)

mammal order with carnassial teeth.

c)

mammal order with even toed hooves.

41.

Gestation means

a)

length of pregnancy.

b)

digestion of food.

c)

length of puberty.

42.

Opossums have a gestation period of

a)

13 days.

b)

270 days.

c)

678 days.

43.

Marsupials give birth to a

a)

fetus.

b)

fully developed young which looks just like the adult.

44.

The word "mammal" comes from

a)

mammary gland

b)

ancient Hebrew

c)

being exothermic

45.

One thing ALL mammals share is

a)

giving milk to their young.

b)

having eyes.

c)

giving live birth

d)

having carnassial teeth.

46.

All mammals in the order Carnivora are unique due to the presence of ______________teeth.

a)

canine

b)

carnassial

c)

molars

d)

incisors

47.

Animal Science is the study of

a)

life

b)

plants

c)

farm animals only

d)

livestock, exotic livestock,pets and captive animals

48.

Animal science is concerned with

a)

production

b)

breeding

c)

marketing

d)

all the above

49.

Livestock are used for

a)

meat

b)

eggs

c)

work

d)

all the above

50.

The first animal to be domesticated over 25,000 years ago was the

a)

cat

b)

turkey

c)

sheep

d)

dog

51.

Cattle were first used for

a)

work

b)

meat

c)

companionship

d)

fur

52.

The second animal domesticated was the _____ probably due to small size eased handling

a)

cattle

b)

sheep

c)

horse

d)

chicken

53.

This is the most recent domesticated species due to it being a New World native species:

a)

chicken

b)

turkey

c)

cattle

d)

horse

54.

This would be in what category?

a)

exotic livestock

b)

livestock

c)

companion animal

d)

captive animal

55.

This would be an example of what category?

a)

exotic livestock

b)

companion animal

c)

livestock

56.

This quokka would be an example of a____________ category.

a)

livestock

b)

exotic livestock

c)

captive animal

57.

These bees can be considered what category?

a)

livestock

b)

captive animal

c)

exotic livestock

d)

companion animal