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Animal Science Unit

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When an insect hatches from an egg, it is called a ____________.

a)

larva

b)

pupa

c)

baby

d)

seed

2.

Which animal does not go through metamorphosis?

a)

frog

b)

butterfly

c)

birds

3.

After ______________ hatches, it usually goes through a metamorphosis.

a)

a fish

b)

a reptile

c)

an insect

4.

Which statement best describes metamorphosis?

a)

eggs hatch

b)

body forms change

c)

animals die

d)

animals feed young

5.

An animal that goes through a metamorphosis changes _____________ as it grows.

a)

species

b)

shape

c)

pattern

d)

egg

6.

Different types of animals have different life cycles.  Animal life cycles can be predicted and compared because they follow a _______________

a)

shape

b)

road

c)

pattern

d)

trail

7.

Which of these is not an inherited trait?  

a)

feather color

b)

height

c)

playing piano

d)

eye color

8.

Which of these is a learned trait?

a)

cat chasing a mouse

b)

monkey eating a banana

c)

dog learning to play catch

d)

bird flying

9.

Learned and inherited traits help animals ___________.

a)

be friends

b)

survive

c)

stay wild

d)

die

10.

A nocturnal animal _______________.

a)

lives in the desert

b)

moves around constantly

c)

sleeps at night

d)

hunts for food at night

11.

Which of the following statements is not true?

a)

Elephant herds work together to protect their young from lions and other predators.

b)

Tigers live together to help keep warm.

c)

Fish live in schools to make it harder for predators to single out their prey.

d)

Groups of monkeys help keep each other clean and free of parasites.

12.

One advantage for animals living in a group is _______________

a)

there are more animals to watch out for predators.

b)

shelter is easier to find for a large group of animals.

c)

the animals in the group need less food.

d)

animals in a group usually have different diet than solitary animals.

13.

Some animals, like lions and wolves, often _________________ for food.

a)

gather plants

b)

hunt on their own

c)

hunt in groups

14.

Which animal does not hatch from an egg?

a)

owl

b)

firefly

c)

lady bug

d)

bear