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Science Chapter 2

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a behavior that animals are born with?

a)

trait

b)

math

c)

artistic

d)

adaptation

2.

When birds fly south for the winter, they _______?

a)

vacation

b)

move

c)

fly

d)

migrate

3.

Many animals ________, or slow their bodes and sleep a long time.

a)

hibernate

b)

migrate

c)

instinct

d)

adapt

4.

What do sea jellies, earthworms and spiders have in common?

a)

They all have eight legs.

b)

They all have stinging body parts.

c)

They are all animasl with backbones.

d)

They are all animals without backbones.

5.

A pelican's bill has a pouch that hangs from it. How does this adaptation help it survive?

a)

It helps the bird catch fish.

b)

It helps the bird store water.

c)

It helps birds attack other animals.

d)

It helps the bird balance itself when it walks.

6.

Body parts such as webbed feet are inherited, or?

a)

learned

b)

never changed

c)

pass down from parents to offspring.

d)

not adapted to different environments.

7.

An instinct is a behavior that animals?

a)

copy

b)

are born with

c)

teach each other

d)

must learn so they can survive

8.

What is the largest group of invertebrates called?

a)

Sea Jellies

b)

Worms

c)

Mollusks

d)

Insects

9.

Which type of animal is not a vertebrate?

a)

fish

b)

arthropods

c)

reptiles

d)

mammals

10.

How do tadpoles breathe?

a)

lungs

b)

scales

c)

gills

d)

snorkel

11.

An elvis is a vertebrate, it breathes through its gills, has scales and fins. What animal group does an elvis belong to?

a)

fish

b)

bird

c)

mammals

d)

reptiles

12.

A bear does not know how to learn to hibernate. Knowing how to hibernates

a)

an adaptation

b)

a practiced skill

c)

a previously learned trait

d)

an instinct

13.

How does a mammal usually develop?

a)

as larva

b)

as tadpole

c)

inside its mother

d)

as a student

14.

Poison, camoflauge, armor and mimicry are all?

a)

adaptations for protection

b)

adaptations for getting food

c)

stages in a life cycle

d)

traits of vertebrates

15.

What are the four things all animals need to live?

a)

food, water, shelter, gills

b)

air, food, water, family

c)

shelter, air, food, water

d)

water, food, shelter, pizza

16.

Which of the following animals are amphibians?

a)

frog, turtles, and toads

b)

frogs, toads and salamanders

c)

toads, snakes and lizards

d)

lizards, turtles and snakes

17.

Which of the following organisms are vertebrates?

a)

Whale, snake, spider and squirrel

b)

Ant, turtle, horse and shark

c)

Eagle, frog, 3rd grade student and bear

d)

Hawk, Cow, octopus, and worm