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Earth's Land Creatures

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many legs does an insect have?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
6
d)
2
2.
What do insects use for feeling and smelling?
a)
antennae
b)
eyes
c)
wings
d)
proboscis
3.

True or false: insects are invertebrates, meaning they do not have a backbone

a)
True
b)
False
4.
True or false: a spider is an insect?
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Which is NOT an insect part?
a)
thorax
b)
abdomen
c)
beak
d)
head
6.
What are three main body parts of an insect? 
a)
Head, chest, tail
b)
Head, antenna, abdomen
c)
Thorax, antenna, heart
d)
Head, thorax, abdomen
7.

When the insect's body changes from a pupa into an adult

a)

metamorphosis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

hibernation

d)

migration

8.

Insects are

a)

cold blooded

b)

warm blooded

9.

Most insects hatch from eggs.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

How many stages are in a complete metamorphosis lifecycle.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

1

d)

2

11.

Select the insect that undergoes an incomplete metamorphosis

a)

Beatle

b)

Moth

c)

Butterfly

d)

Grasshopper

12.

How many legs do arachnids have?

a)

four legs

b)

six legs

c)

eight legs

d)

ten legs

13.

Which of the following is NOT an arachnid?

a)

tick

b)

spider

c)

scorpion

d)

grasshopper

14.

Baby spiders are called:

a)

kids

b)

spiderlings

c)

goslings

d)

clumps

15.

All spiders have:

a)

two body parts

b)

three body parts

c)

four body parts

16.

What is the classification of this animal?

a)

Mollusk

b)

Myriapod

c)

Insect

d)

Arachnid

17.

The word millipede means ___________________________.

a)

thousand footed

b)

million footed

c)

hundred footed

d)

twenty footed

18.

Millipedes have a long ______________________ body.

a)

skinny

b)

three section

c)

scaly

d)

segmented

19.

How many legs do millipedes have per segment?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

20.

Where are the legs and/or wings located on an insect?

a)

Head

b)

Neck

c)

Thorax

d)

Abdomen

21.

Centipedes are venomous. Millipedes are Poisonous.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

How do earthworms help us?

a)

They can be used for fish bait when fishing

b)

They make compost to help plants grow

c)

They make the soil soft

d)

All of the above

23.

What is not a type of worm?

a)

squareworm

b)

roundworm

c)

tapeworm

d)

flatworm

24.
The most common type of reptile
a)
Lizards
b)
Turtles/Tortoises
c)
Snakes
d)
Alligators/Crocodiles
25.

Snakes have teeth to chew their prey

a)
True
b)
False
26.
Reptiles lay their eggs
a)
On land
b)
In water
27.
Which of these is a reptile?
a)
Toad
b)
Turtle
c)
Frog
d)
Newt
28.
Which is not a reptile?
a)
Alligator
b)
Turtle
c)
Lizard
d)
Salamander
29.

What kind of skin do reptiles usually have?

a)

scales or bony plates

b)

wet and slimy

c)

leathery and rough

d)

soft and smooth

30.

A crocodile has a narrow pointy nose. An alligator has a rounded nose.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

What does a chameleon do for camouflage?

a)

It changes texture of the skin.

b)

It changes color.

c)

It changes the size of the body.

32.

What is the largest poisonous snake called?

a)

Rattlesnake

b)

Copperhead snake

c)

Garden snake

d)

King Cobra

33.

All snakes are poisonous.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

34.

What is the main difference between a tortoise and a turtle?

a)

A tortoise lives on land, and a turtle lives in water.

b)

A tortoise lives in water, and a turtle lives on land.

c)

A tortoise lives longer than a turtle.

35.

Why do turtles have shells?

a)

For protection

b)

For house

c)

For food

d)

For family

36.

Which lizard is poisonous like a snake?

a)

Chameleons

b)

Iguana

c)

Gila monster

d)

Anaconda

37.

Are reptiles warm-blooded or cold-blooded?

a)

warm-blooded

b)

cold-blooded

38.

What does a snake use its tongue for?

a)

To hear

b)

To smell

c)

To taste

d)

To sneeze

39.

Which of these is the world’s largest lizard?

a)

gecko

b)

skink

c)

komodo dragon

d)

blue-tongue lizard

40.

Some snakes have a special poison called:

a)

acid

b)

venom

c)

saliva

d)

viola

41.

An animal that has a pouch to raise its young

a)

ape

b)

platypus

c)

dingo

d)

marsupial

42.

The only flying mammals

a)

Bats

b)

Birds

c)

Flying Fish

d)

Bald Eagle

43.

A mammal that lays eggs

a)

Hedgehog

b)

Penguin

c)

Bald Eagle

d)

Platypus

44.

Which of these animals is an aquatic mammal?

a)

Mouse

b)

Giraffe

c)

Dolphin

d)

Turtle

45.

Mammals are warm-blooded animals with a bony skeleton and fur or hair.

a)

True

b)

False

46.
Mammals are animals that
a)
Don't have a backbone
b)
Have live young
c)
Lay eggs
47.

How do some warm blooded animals regulate body temperature? 

a)

Shiver when it's cold

b)

Sweat when it's hot 

c)

Eat more food

d)

All of the above

48.

Do apes have tails?

a)

Yes

b)

No

49.

These monkeys CAN have prehensile tails

a)

Old World

b)

New World

c)

Prosimians

d)

Apes

50.

The adult male gorilla is called:

a)

silver monkey

b)

black ape

c)

whiteback

d)

silverback

51.

A group of mammals that includes humans, apes, monkeys, and lemurs.

a)
primates
b)

arachnids

c)

arthropods

d)

marsupials

52.

Live in Africa and Asia

a)

New World Monkeys

b)

Old World Monkeys

c)

Tasmanian Devils

d)

Komodo Dragons

53.

What is a joey?

a)

A monkey

b)

The pouch that carries a baby

c)

A baby marsupial

d)

A baby human

54.

Where do most marsupials live?

a)

New York

b)

Australia

c)

Asia

d)

South America

55.

Which marsupial spends most of its life in eucalyptus trees?

a)

red kangaroo

b)

wombat

c)

koala

56.

Which animal is the largest marsupial?

a)

red kangaroo

b)

koala

c)

wombat

57.

True or false: Koala Bears are bears

a)

True

b)

False

58.

What is the only wild marsupial found in the United States?

a)

Dingbat

b)

Wombat

c)

Opossum

d)

Raccoon

59.

Identify the marsupial

a)

Wombat

b)
Tasmanian Devil
c)
Tasmanian wolf
d)

Dingo

60.

This primate is arboreal, meaning that it primarily lives in trees

a)

Gorilla

b)

Chimpanzee

c)

Bonobo

d)

Orangutan

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