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Amphibians

Total questions: 156

Worksheet time: 3hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where do amphibians hatch their eggs?

a)

Water

b)

Land

c)

They do not come from eggs

2.

A tadpole has ____________ to breathe

a)

lungs

b)

gills

c)

skin

3.

A frog has ___________ to breathe

a)

lungs

b)

gills

c)

they do not need to breathe

4.

Amphibians are ____________ which means they have a backbone.

a)

Invertebrates

b)

Vertebrates

c)

Skeletons

d)

Amphibians do not have any bones

5.

Frogs keep their skin wet, this helps them ________

a)

take baths

b)

Find food

c)

See better in the water

d)

Breathe with their skin

6.

What is offspring?

a)

the organism (baby) of the parent

b)

An animal born in spring

c)

An animals parent

d)

A season

7.

The changes in structure that some animals go through during stages of their life cycle.

a)

Offspring

b)

Amphibian

c)

Vertebrate

d)

Metamorphsis

8.

Which words describe the skin of a frog?

a)

Hard and leathery

b)

Soft and scaly

c)

soft and moist

d)

Dry and bumpy

9.

What does the term "amphibian" mean?

a)

Single life

b)

Double life

c)

Lives in water

d)

Lives on land

10.

What are the classes of Amphibians?

a)

anura, frog, and urodela

b)

anura, urodela, and apoda

c)

salamanders, frog, lizards

11.

Which kind of amphibians have scales?

a)

apoda (caecilians)

b)

anura (frogs)

c)

urodela (salamanders)

12.

What adult amphibians have lungs?

a)

apoda (caecilians)

b)

anura (frogs)

c)

urodela (salamanders)

d)

all amphibians

13.

What do omnivores eat?

a)

meat

b)

plants

c)

dead bodies

14.

How do adult frogs breathe?

a)

skin absorbs oxygen from air and water

b)

gills

c)

lungs

d)

tail

15.

Baby salamanders use _________ to breathe.

a)

lungs

b)

gills

c)

feet

16.

Adult amphibians are ______________.

a)

omnivorous

b)

herbivorous

c)

carnivorous

17.

Apoda (caecilians) have _______ legs.

a)

4

b)

10

c)

0

d)

2

18.

Amphibians live in __________ and on _________.

a)

water : land

b)

swamps : lava

c)

air : water

19.

A physical trait of urodela (salamanders) is they have _________.

a)

tailless

b)

scales

c)

lungs

20.

Amphibians need water to ______________.

a)

breathe

b)

eat

c)

reproduce

21.

Most amphibians have 4 ____________.

a)

heads

b)

legs

c)

hearts

22.

Where do amphibians live?

a)

water

b)

land

c)

both

23.

Why do amphibians need to live near water even though they have lungs to live on land?

a)

they need to get food and oxygen

b)

they need water to reproduce

c)

the need water to excrete waste

d)

none of these

24.

The Class name "amphibian" is derived from Greek words meaning...

a)

double life

b)

fishlike

c)

froglike

d)

first lunged

25.
As adults, amphibians breathe through 
a)
Gills and skin
b)
Lungs and gills
c)
Lungs and skin
26.

The amphibian heart _________.

a)

has 4 chambers

b)

has 3 chambers as larva and 2 chambers as adult

c)

has 2 chambers as larva, 3 chambers as an adult

d)

has 1 chamber

27.
What is the name of the movable membrane found on the eyes of amphibians?
a)
Eye Membrane
b)
Nicitating Membrane
c)
Iris Membrane
d)
Lactating Membrane
28.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an amphibian?

a)

live on land as adults

b)

they breathe with lungs as adults

c)

they have scales and claws

d)

they have mucus glands to keep them from drying out

29.

Frogs and Toads are classified in the Order___________.

a)

Anura

b)

Apoda

c)

Salamander

d)

Caudata

30.

What is the cavity in which waste, eggs and sperm leave the body of amphibians?

a)

cloaca

b)

kidney

c)

gallbladder

d)

intestine

31.

The male frog gives the female a "firm embrace" during mating. The sperm and eggs are released at the same time. What is this event called?

a)

amplexus

b)

hermaphrodite

c)

budding

d)

regeneration

32.

A person that studies amphibians and reptiles is called a/an_________.

a)

herpetologist

b)

ornithologist

c)

entomologist

d)

ichthyologist

33.

During metamorphosis, what happens to the frog?

a)

lungs replace gills

b)

limbs develop

c)

the tail disappears

d)

All of these

34.

Eggs of amphibians dry out easily because they _______

a)

do not have shells to protect them

b)

are usually laid on land.

c)

are always fertilized internally

35.

Period of rest during summer or winter when the frog body slows down.

a)

torpor

b)

estivation

c)

hibernation

36.

What is the State Amphibian of Alabama?

a)

Red Hills Salamander

b)

Red Salamander

c)

Barking Tree Frog

d)

Red-bellied turtle

37.

Where do most amphibians spend the first part of their life cycle?

a)

on land

b)

in water

c)

on a boat

d)

in trees

38.

Which order is NOT correctly matched?

a)

anura = frogs

b)

apoda = toads

c)

caudata = salamanders

d)

gymnophiona - caecilians

39.

How do adult frogs breathe? (choose all that apply)

a)

skin absorbs oxygen from air and water

b)

gills

c)

lungs

d)

tail

40.

Amphibian means ____.

a)

both land and water

b)

both land and air

c)

both water and air

d)

metamorphosis

41.

Which is NOT an amphibian?

a)

green tree frog

b)

hellbender salamander

c)

gecko lizard

d)

desert toad

42.

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

a)

warm blooded.

b)

cold blooded.

c)

filled with ectoplasma.

43.

Salamanders, unlike lizards have

a)

scaled skin.

b)

all limbs the same size.

c)

lungs

d)

amniotic eggs.

44.

Amphibian eggs, like fish eggs are ______..

a)

amniotic

b)

laid in water to avoid drying out

c)

land on land to absorb moisture from air

d)

hatched inside the body and live young are born

45.

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

a)

protective skin covering like scales, fur or hair.

b)

claws.

c)

protective coloration.

d)

mating rituals.

46.

Amphibians have many unique adaptations to aid their survival on land, but DO not have ___.

a)

jaws.

b)

flattened skulls.

c)

vertebral column.

d)

scales.

47.

How many chambers in an amphibian heart?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

48.

On which continent are amphibians NOT found?

a)

south america

b)

australia

c)

antarctica

d)

europe

49.

All amphibian lay eggs.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Please check ( ✓ ) all the boxes that describe the characteristics of amphibians.

a)

Cold-blooded animals.

b)

Vertebrates (have backbones).

c)

Breathe with lungs, gills and through their skin.

d)

Their bodies are covered with smooth skin without covering.

e)

Have 3 legs.

51.

The eggs look like soft jelly balls.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

How many stages are there in a frog life cycle?

(a)  

53.

Frogs and toads are the same.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

What is the third stage called in the life cycle of a frog?

a)

Tadpole

b)

Froglet

c)

Frog

d)

Egg

55.

What is the second stage called in the life cycle of a frog?

(a)  

56.

The largest frog is called the Goliath frog or Goliath bullfrog.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Please check ( ✓ ) all the boxes that describe a frog.

a)

Frogs have slim bodies.

b)

The skin of a frog is smooth, wet and has more colour.

c)

Frogs prefer to leap.

d)

Frogs like to live near water.

e)

Frogs lay eggs in a chain.

58.

Please check ( ✓ ) all the boxes that describe a toad.

a)

The skin of a toad is rough and bumpy, dry and less colour.

b)

Toads prefer the land.

c)

Toads have long legs.

d)

Toads prefer to take short jumps.

e)

Toads have stout bodies.

59.

Amphibians have got...

a)

hair

b)

bare skin

c)

feathers

60.

Choose the amphibian

a)
b)
c)
61.

Choose the amphibian

a)
b)
c)
62.

Choose the amphibian

a)
b)
c)
63.

Choose the amphibian

a)
b)
c)
64.

A ray is an amphibian

a)

True 👍

b)

False 👎

65.

A toad is an amphibian.

a)

True 👍

b)

False 👎

66.

A chameleon is an amphibian.

a)

True 👍

b)

False 👎

67.

A parrot is an amphibian.

a)

True 👍

b)

False 👎

68.

A newt is an amphibian.

a)

True 👍

b)

False 👎

69.

A kangaroo is an amphibian.

a)

True 👍

b)

False 👎

70.

A frog is an amphibian.

a)

True 👍

b)

False 👎

71.

Amphibians are...

a)

Oviparous

b)

Viviparous

72.

Amphibians are ....

a)

toad, frog, and lizard

b)

toad, newt, and salamander

c)

salamander, frog, lizard

73.

Where do amphibians hatch their eggs?

Dimana amfibi menetaskan telur?

a)

Water (air)

b)

Land (tanah)

74.

A tadpole has ____________ to breathe

a)

lungs (paru - paru)

b)

gills (insang)

c)

skin (kulit)

75.

A frog has ___________ to breathe

a)

lungs (paru - paru)

b)

gills (insang)

c)

they do not need to breathe (tidak memerlukan apapun)

76.

Amphibians are ....

a)

Invertebrates (invertebrata)

b)

Vertebrates (vertebrata)

c)

Skeletons (rangka)

d)

Amphibians do not have any bones (Amfibi tidak memiliki tulang)

77.

Frogs keep their skin wet, this helps them ________

Katak menjaga kulitnya tetap basah untuk membantu ______

a)

take baths (mandi)

b)

Find food (mencari makan)

c)

See better in the water (melihat jelas di air)

d)

Breathe with their skin (bernapas dengan kulit)

78.

What does the term "amphibian" mean?

a)

Single life (hidup di satu habitat)

b)

Double life (hidup di dua habitat)

c)

Lives in water (hidup di air)

d)

Lives on land (hidup di darat)

79.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
80.

There are five categories of vertebrates. Which one is not a vertebrate?

a)

Mammals

b)

Birds

c)

Insects

d)

Reptiles

81.

Animals that begin their life in the water and later live on land are called...

a)

Birds

b)

Amphibians

c)

Mammals

d)

Reptiles

82.

Where amphibians live when they are young?

a)
b)
c)
d)
83.

What of these animals is NOT an amphibian?

a)
b)
c)
d)
84.

A cold-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that comprises the frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders.

a)

CAECILIAN

b)

AMPHIBIAN

c)

CLOACA

d)

EXTERNAL NARES

85.

A burrowing wormlike amphibian of a tropical order distinguished by poorly developed eyes and the lack of limbs.

a)

TOAD

b)

SALAMANDER

c)

CAECILIAN

d)

FROG

86.

Being cold-blooded, any animal whose regulation of body temperature depends on external sources, such as sunlight or a heated rock surface.

a)

KERATIN

b)

CLOACA

c)

TETRAPOD

d)

ECTOTHERM

87.

A body cavity through which urine and feces are eliminated and acts as the reproductive organ in birds, reptiles, and amphibians,

a)

CLOACA

b)

TYPANUM

c)

CAECILIANN

d)

TETRAPOD

88.

An amphibious animal of the genus rana. Adults live mainly in fresh water.

a)

TOAD

b)

SALAMANDER

c)

FROG

d)

TETRAPOD

89.

The common name for certain frogs, of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps. Adults live mainly on land.

a)

SALAMANDER

b)

FROG

c)

TOAD

d)

CAECILIAN

90.

A group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs.

a)

TOAD

b)

FROG

c)

SALAMANDER

d)

ECTOTHERM

91.

The two external openings of the nose, which lead to the nasal cavity in amphibians.

a)

EXTERNAL NARES

b)

TYMPANUM

c)

CLOACA

d)

KERATIN

92.

A vertebrate having four limbs or leg-like appendages.

a)

CLOACA

b)

TETRAPOD

c)

ECTOTHERM

d)

CAECILIAN

93.

Large external oval shape membrane made up of nonglandular skin. It is located just behind the eye. It transmits sound to an amphibians ear.

a)

EXTERNAL NARES

b)

TETRAPOD

c)

CLOACA

d)

TYPANUM

94.

Where do amphibians hatch their eggs?

a)

Water

b)

Land

c)

They do not come from eggs

95.

A tadpole has ____________ to breathe

a)

lungs

b)

gills

c)

skin

96.

A frog has ___________ to breathe

a)

lungs

b)

gills

c)

they do not need to breathe

97.

Amphibians are ____________ which means they have a backbone.

a)

Invertebrates

b)

Vertebrates

c)

Skeletons

d)

Amphibians do not have any bones

98.

Frogs keep their skin wet, this helps them ________

a)

take baths

b)

Find food

c)

See better in the water

d)

Breathe with their skin

99.

What is offspring?

a)

the organism (baby) of the parent

b)

An animal born in spring

c)

An animals parent

d)

A season

100.

The changes in structure that some animals go through during stages of their life cycle.

a)

Offspring

b)

Amphibian

c)

Vertebrate

d)

Metamorphsis

101.

Which words describe the skin of a frog?

a)

Hard and leathery

b)

Soft and scaly

c)

soft and moist

d)

Dry and bumpy

102.

What does the term "amphibian" mean?

a)

Single life

b)

Double life

c)

Lives in water

d)

Lives on land

103.

Where do amphibians live?

a)

water

b)

land

c)

both

104.

Why do amphibians need to live near water even though they have lungs to live on land?

a)

they need to get food and oxygen

b)

they need water to reproduce

c)

the need water to excrete waste

d)

none of these

105.

The Class name "amphibian" is derived from Greek words meaning...

a)

double life

b)

fishlike

c)

froglike

d)

first lunged

106.
As adults, amphibians breathe through 
a)
Gills and skin
b)
Lungs and gills
c)
Lungs and skin
107.

The amphibian heart _________.

a)

has 4 chambers

b)

has 3 chambers as larva and 2 chambers as adult

c)

has 2 chambers as larva, 3 chambers as an adult

d)

has 1 chamber

108.
What is the name of the movable membrane found on the eyes of amphibians?
a)
Eye Membrane
b)
Nicitating Membrane
c)
Iris Membrane
d)
Lactating Membrane
109.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an amphibian?

a)

live on land as adults

b)

they breathe with lungs as adults

c)

they have scales and claws

d)

they have mucus glands to keep them from drying out

110.

Frogs and Toads are classified in the Order___________.

a)

Anura

b)

Apoda

c)

Salamander

d)

Caudata

111.

What is the cavity in which waste, eggs and sperm leave the body of amphibians?

a)

cloaca

b)

kidney

c)

gallbladder

d)

intestine

112.

The male frog gives the female a "firm embrace" during mating. The sperm and eggs are released at the same time. What is this event called?

a)

amplexus

b)

hermaphrodite

c)

budding

d)

regeneration

113.

A person that studies amphibians and reptiles is called a/an_________.

a)

herpetologist

b)

ornithologist

c)

entomologist

d)

ichthyologist

114.

During metamorphosis, what happens to the frog?

a)

lungs replace gills

b)

limbs develop

c)

the tail disappears

d)

All of these

115.

Eggs of amphibians dry out easily because they _______

a)

do not have shells to protect them

b)

are usually laid on land.

c)

are always fertilized internally

116.

Period of rest during summer or winter when the frog body slows down.

a)

torpor

b)

estivation

c)

hibernation

117.

What is the State Amphibian of Alabama?

a)

Red Hills Salamander

b)

Red Salamander

c)

Barking Tree Frog

d)

Red-bellied turtle

118.

eardrum-like structure, can be external, responsible for hearing

a)

tympanic membrane

b)

nictitating membrane

c)

glottis

d)

esophagus

119.

digestive structure that absorbs water and stores fecal matter

a)

large intestine

b)

stomach

c)

glottis

d)

esophagus

120.

digestive structure that stores food and begins digestion

a)

large intestine

b)

stomach

c)

glottis

d)

esophagus

121.

digestion continues and the absorption of nutrients takes place in this digestive structure

a)

large intestine

b)

small intestine

c)

glottis

d)

esophagus

122.

exit for digestive, excretory, & reproductive systems

a)

large intestine

b)

small intestine

c)

cloaca

d)

esophagus

123.

structure that stores bile before it is released into the small intestine

a)

bile duct

b)

liver

c)

gallbladder

d)

esophagus

124.

responsible for catching food

a)

stomach

b)

skin

c)

mouth

d)

esophagus

125.

filters toxins and dead red blood cells from the body; makes bile

a)

bile

b)

liver

c)

gallbladder

d)

esophagus

126.

stores urine and other nitrogenous wastes

a)

bile

b)

liver

c)

urinary bladder

d)

esophagus

127.

responsible for pulling air into the lungs & pushing air out of the lungs

a)

diaphragm

b)

movement of limbs

c)

back of mouth

d)

movement shoulder & pelvic girdles

128.

makes and secretes digestive enzymes

a)

bile

b)

liver

c)

pancreas

d)

esophagus

129.

blood is pumped separately to pulmonary and systemic circuits

a)

double circulatory system

b)

pulmonary circuit

c)

systemic circuit

d)

single circulatory system

130.

supplies heart with oxygenated blood from lungs, gills, or skin

a)

double circulatory system

b)

pulmonary circuit

c)

systemic circuit

d)

single circulatory system

131.

supplies body with oxygenated blood from the heart, returns oxygen-depleted blood back to heart

a)

double circulatory system

b)

pulmonary circuit

c)

systemic circuit

d)

single circulatory system

132.

brings air from the outside into the body

a)

external nares

b)

Vomerine teeth

c)

glottis

d)

esophagus

133.

opening inside the body for air, typically inside the mouth

a)

internal nares

b)

Vomerine teeth

c)

glottis

d)

esophagus

134.

specialized pigment cells found in the skin of mollusks and amphibians

a)

chromatophores

b)

photophores

c)

mucus glands

d)

poison glands

135.

specialized glands in the skin that secrete mucus to help animals remain moist

a)

chromatophores

b)

photophores

c)

mucus glands

d)

poison glands

136.

respiration that occurs across skin

a)

double circulatory system

b)

pulmonary circuit

c)

cutaneous respiration

d)

single circulatory system

137.

responsible for swallowing food

a)

stomach

b)

skin

c)

mouth

d)

esophagus

138.

amphibians have 2 of these chambers & they are found on the top portion of the heart

a)

atria

b)

ventricles

c)

pulmonary circuit

d)

aortic arches

139.

V-shaped, bottom chamber of the heart, amphibians have 1

a)

atria

b)

ventricle

c)

pulmonary circuit

d)

aortic arches

140.

two teeth in the roof of a frog's mouth that are used to hold prey

a)

Vomerine teeth

b)

maxillary teeth

c)

mandibles

d)

incisors

141.

tiny teeth along upper jaw of frog's mouth

a)

Vomerine teeth

b)

maxillary teeth

c)

mandibles

d)

incisors

142.

animals that have 4 limbs; most are terrestrial

a)

tetrapods

b)

bipeds

c)

decapods

d)

isopods

143.
Sharks belong to a group of fish called Chondrichthyes.
a)
True
b)
False
144.
Sharks lack a swim bladder.
a)
True
b)
False
145.
How many species of sharks are there in the world?
a)
100
b)
400
c)
4000
d)
Too many to count.
146.
How many teeth does a shark have in its lifetime?
a)
500
b)
100,000,000
c)
20,000
d)
100,000,000,000
147.

Do all sharks have the same size teeth?

a)

Yes

b)

No

148.
The function of the Nictitating Membrane is to allow the shark to sleep.
a)
True
b)
False
149.
What are the black pores used for?
a)
Electroreception
b)
Sensing vibrations
c)
Smelling
d)
Feeling
150.
How much of a shark's brain is dedicated to the sense of smell?
a)
4/5ths
b)
8/16ths
c)
2/3rds
d)
4/1000ths
151.
Which shark species' fetuses employ siblicide as a survival of the fittest technique in the womb?
a)
Bull
b)
Great White
c)
Goblin
d)
Sand Tiger
152.
What are the skeletons of sharks and rays made of?
a)
Chitin
b)
Calcium carbonate
c)
Cartilage
d)
Coldness
153.
A shark's skeleton is made of 
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage 
154.
hole behind the eye
a)
Spiracle:
pumps water to gills
b)
Pit Organ:     
for hearing and balance
c)
Ampulla of Lorenzini:
Electrosense
155.
More people have been killed by lightning strikes than shark attacks.
a)
True
b)
False
156.

The tail fin of a shark is called the:

a)

Pectoral fin

b)

Dorsal fin

c)

Caudal fin

d)

Pelvic fin

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