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Humans and other animals Gr-3 Cambridge Primary

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 3hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the part.

a)

Spine

b)

Ribs

c)

Heart

d)

Brain

2.

Our bones cannot move without the help of muscles.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

3.

How many muscles are there in our body?

a)

about 500 muscles

b)

about 600 muscles

c)

about 700 muscles

d)

about 800 muscles

4.

Tick the activities below that we need our muscles for.

a)

running

b)

jumping

c)

sleeping

d)

breathing

5.

Which set of muscles help to bend or straighten our arm?

a)

biceps and triceps

b)

biceps and quadriceps

c)

triceps and quadriceps

d)

triceps and soleus

6.

What do our thigh muscles do?

a)

move our arm

b)

move our neck

c)

move our ankle

d)

move our leg

7.

Our bones can move when our muscles..........

a)

contract

b)

relax

c)

contract and relax

d)

contract and pulling

8.

When a muscle contracts, it .........

a)

pulls and moves the bone attached to it

b)

pulls the bones

c)

moves the bones

d)

pulls and moves the bones in our body

9.

When a muscle relaxes, it ..........

a)

pulls the bone closer to another bone

b)

pushes the bone towards another bone

c)

allows the bone to return to where it was

d)

allows the bone to pull another bone

10.

What are the names of the muscles in our arms?

a)

biceps and forceps

b)

biceps and triceps

c)

biceps and tricycle

d)

biceps and quadriceps

11.

When we bend our arm, ..............

a)

the biceps and triceps contract

b)

the biceps contract and the triceps relax

c)

the biceps relax and the triceps contract

d)

the biceps and triceps relax

12.

When we straighten our arm, ..............

a)

the biceps and triceps contract

b)

the biceps contract and the triceps relax

c)

the biceps relax and the triceps contract

d)

the biceps and triceps relax

13.

Humans have more muscles than any other living thing.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Which type of muscle does NOT require a signal to our brains to make it move? (ex. heart)

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

c)

Spindle

d)

Circular

15.

You have control over these types of muscles (ex. choosing to kick a ball or smile at someone)

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary

c)

Circular

d)

Spindle

16.

What bone is this?

a)

Rib Cage

b)

Collar Bone

c)

Jaw

d)

Spine

17.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Shoulder Blade

b)

Humerus

c)

Collar Bone

d)

Rib Cage

18.
The largest and strongest bone in the body is your femur. 
a)
True
b)
False
19.
a)

clavicle

b)

ribs

c)

humerus

d)

femur

20.
What do your bones protect?
a)
organs
b)
skin
c)
muscles
d)
feelings
21.

What are the jobs of the skeleton?


(Select all correct answers)

a)

supports the body and give it shape

b)

allows body to move

c)

protects organs

d)

digests food

22.

How many bones are in an adult human's body?

a)

206

b)

168

c)

542

d)

337

23.

What two organs does the rib cage protect?

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

brain

d)

eyes

24.

The spine is made up of 26 _____________________.

a)

vertebrae

b)

ribs

c)

muscles

d)

nerves

25.

Which group of bones protects the eyes and brain?

a)

skull

b)

rib cage

c)

breastbone

d)

backbone

26.

Which group of bones protects the spinal cord?

a)

skull

b)

rib cage

c)

backbone

d)

cartilage

27.

What is the name of the bone highlighted in red?

a)

collar bone

b)

pelvis

c)

ribs

d)

shoulder blade

28.

What bone is highlighted in red?

a)

skull

b)

jaw

c)

shoulder blade

d)

collar bone

29.
Humans have _______ ribs. 
a)
27
b)
25
c)
24
d)
20
30.

What are skeletons made of?

a)

Teeth

b)

Bones

c)

Muscles

d)

Organs

31.

A skeleton is a strong frame that support our body from the outside.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Skeletons help us to learn more about animals that lived long ago.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Choose TWO things that our skeleton does for us.

a)

Supports the bones

b)

Protects the outside of our body

c)

Supports our body

d)

Protects our organs

34.

What part is this?

a)

Rib cage

b)

Upper arm bone

c)

Hip bone

d)

Lower arm bone

35.

What part is this?

a)

Lower leg bone

b)

Thigh bone

c)

Hip bone

d)

Lower arm bone

36.

What are the three jobs of your bones?

a)

movement, shape, joints

b)

movement, shape, protection

c)

shape, digestion and breathing

d)

movement, digestion and breathing

37.

The bones in your back (spine) are made up of what?

a)

fingers

b)

phalanges

c)

vertebrate

d)

toes

38.
Where is the smallest bone in your body?
a)
hand
b)
spine
c)
ear
d)
pinky toe
39.
Do bones grow?
a)
yes
b)
no
40.

What do your bones help you?

a)

keep the soft parts inside you safe

b)

decorate

c)

give your body shape and suport

d)

give you energy

41.

It has no arms or legs. Its skeleton is a long backbone with ribs. What is it?

a)

snake

b)

frog

c)

horse

d)

dinosaur

42.

9. Name this bone.

a)

Upper arm

b)

Lower arm

43.

Any vertebrate, having the body more or less covered with hair that nourishes their young with milk

a)

mammals

b)

birds

c)

reptiles

d)

frogs

44.

An animal with a backbone

a)

invertebrate

b)

snail

c)

crab

d)

vertebrate

45.

Does not have a backbone

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

c)

mammals

d)

fish

46.

A cold-blooded vertebrate that lives in both water and land, like a frog

a)

insect

b)

fish

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian

47.

A cold-blooded vertebrate with gills that lives in water

a)

fish

b)

bird

c)

mammals

d)

reptiles

48.
What type of animal has dry scaly skin and lays its eggs on land?
a)
fish
b)
amphibian
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
49.
What is the only type of animal that has feathers?
a)
bird
b)
mammal
c)
amphibian
d)
reptiles
50.
What type of animal has fur and feeds its young with milk?
a)
birds
b)
reptiles
c)
amphibians
d)
mammals
51.
What classification of animals do humans belong to?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
reptiles
d)
amphibians
52.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
fish
c)
amphibian
d)
mammal
53.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
Fish
c)
Mammal
d)
Amphibian
54.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
Fish
c)
Mammal
d)
Amphibian
55.
This class does NOT breath air with lungs.
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Bird
d)
Reptiles
56.
This class uses gills to get oxygen from water. 
a)
Bird
b)
Reptile
c)
Mammal
d)
Fish
57.
Which type of animal is this?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Fish
d)
No clue
58.
What is the body covering for mammals?
a)
scales
b)
exoskeleton
c)
fur/hair
d)
dry scales
59.

What support the snail's body?

a)

Exoskeleton

b)

Endoskeleton

c)

Segmented abdomen

d)

Hydrostatic skeleton

60.

Are bones dead or alive?

a)

Dead

b)

Alive

61.

Exoskeleton means (a)  

62.

Animals that are invertebrate EXOSKELETONS

(Can choose more than 1 answer)

a)

Shark

b)

Turtles

c)

Crabs

d)

Giraffe

63.

Invertebrates do NOT have

a)

exoskeleton

b)

soft body

c)

internal skeleton

d)

eyes

64.

Worms and slugs have...

a)

a soft body

b)

an internal skeleton

c)

an exoskeleton

d)

a spine

65.

Crabs have

a)

a soft body

b)

an exoskeleton

66.

A jellyfish has

a)

a soft body

b)

an exoskeleton

67.

A scorpion has

a)

a soft body

b)

an exoskeleton

68.

Which one has a soft body?

a)
b)
c)
69.

Sponges are

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

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