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8th grade chapter 4

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a kind of invertebrate?

a)

insects

b)

snails

c)

warms

d)

snakes

2.

WHAT ARE THE VERTEBRATE GROUPS OF ANIMALS?

a)

ARTHROPODS, SPONGES AND MAMMALS.

b)

MAMMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS AND FISH.

c)

BIRDS, SPIDERS AND REPTILES.

3.
Term used to describe a one-celled organism is ________________
a)
multicellular
b)
cellular
c)
single organism
d)
unicellular
4.
Which describes an  organism that produces its own food
a)
heterotroph
b)
chef
c)
autotroph
d)
homeostasis
5.
What does "multicellular" mean?
a)
Has many animals
b)
made up of more than one cell
c)
 has one cell
d)
shows similar characteristics to other cells
6.
The way an organism interacts with other organisms and its environment.
a)
Innate Behavior
b)
Reflex
c)
Behavior
d)
Instinct
7.
Behavior that an organism is born with and doesn't have to be learned.
a)
Innate Behavior
b)
Conditioning
c)
Insight
d)
Imprinting
8.

What kind of behavior is speaking Spanish?

a)

instinct

b)

learned behavior

c)

inherited behavior

d)

imprinting

9.

In winter, a bat stays in its cave, and its body temperature drops, its heart rate slows to a fraction of its normal rate, and it is barely breathing. What is this behavior called?

a)

Migration

b)

Hibernation

c)

courtship behavior

d)

territorial behavior

10.

The male peacock uses these spectacular tail feathers in a display to try to attract the attention of females of the same species, and to try to find a mate. What is this called?

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

courtship behavior

d)

territorial behavior

11.

A group of animals move from one place to another to find food or to mate. What is this behavior called?

a)

Migration

b)

Hibernation

c)

Conditioning

d)

Territory

12.

Living in groups______.

a)

attracts predators

b)

helps prey spot predators

c)

helps animals find food

d)

all of the above

13.

males of many bird species display brightly-colored feathers or other body parts in an attempt to attract.........

a)

food

b)

predators

c)

mates

d)

whales

14.

When ants follow pheromones left by other ants, this is an example of __________________ communication.

a)

Visual

b)

Auditory

c)

Tactile

d)

Chemical

15.
What is the definition of behavior
a)
animal's response to a stimulus
b)
animal's type of communication
c)
animal's care of offspring
d)
animal's main characterisitics
16.

Territory

a)

claimed area

b)

all of the above

c)

place to reproduce

d)

place to hunt