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Science Quizziz (Animal Unit)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An ectothermic vertebrate that has can live on land as well as water and metamorphosizes. It is born with gills and develops lungs later on in life.

a)

Fish

b)

Amphibian

c)

Reptile

d)

Mammal

e)

Bird

2.

What are all the classes of vertebrates and invertebrates?

a)

Insects, Corals, Crustaceans, Jellyfish, Annelids, Turtles, Sharks

b)

Spiders, Clams, Starfish, Leeches, Snakes, Bats, Penguins

c)

Arthropods, Mollusks, Echinoderms, Segmented Worms, Sponges

Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals, Birds

d)

Centipedes, Oysters, Sea Urchins, Flatworms, Lizards, Whales, Eagles

3.

Which is a class of invertebrates

a)

Arachnids

b)

Arthropods

c)

Animalia

d)

Amphibians

4.

Another word for 'vertebrae' is...

a)

Arthropoda

b)

Mammalia

c)

Cephalopoda

d)

Chordata

5.

A physical response is best defined as:

a)

An animal's cause for acting a certain way

b)

An animal's response to a environmental stimulus.

c)

Ringing a bell before feeding a dog.

d)

An inference on a possible outcome in a scientific experiment based on reasoning.

6.

What are the 2 main phyla?

a)

Insecta and Paramecium

b)

Vertebrates and invertebrates

c)

Genus and Species

d)

Conditioning and radiation

7.

Invertebrate with soft bodies, some have shells, most move with one thick muscular foot, which also is used to open and close its shell, taking in oxygen through gills or lungs.

a)

Internal Stimuli

b)

Chocolate Bunny

c)

Mammalia

d)

Mollusk

8.

A weaker animal copying a stronger animal’s characteristics to warn off predators.

a)

Monarch Butterfly

b)

Mimicry

c)

Camouflage

d)

Dress-up

9.

Which are examples of internal stimuli?

a)

Hunger, to gain energy

b)

Hunger, to alert the organism

c)

Thirst, to warn the organism

d)

Thirst, to inform the organism

10.

Behaviors passed from parent to offspring and are with the animal from birth.

a)

Extinct

b)

Instinct

c)

Learned

d)

Habitat

11.

Which two behaviors are the same?

a)

Inherited/Innate

b)

Learned/Imprint

c)

Learned/Innate

d)

AC/DC

12.

Imprinting can be defined as:

a)

Cues to help the body survive.

Ex:  hunger (to gain energy), thirst (body made mostly of water), sleep (to restore ability to function)

b)

 This is an ectothermic animal that is a vertebrate.  It lives in water, has scales, fins, breathes will gills, and lays eggs.

c)

This is a type of learned behavior in which newborn animals recognize and follow the first moving object they see.  Usually, this is the mother.  The imprinting behavior cannot be reversed.

d)

When animals travel together in large numbers for purposes of protecting others in the group or to fool a predator into thinking the group is one large organism.  Ex:  herd of buffalo, school of fish, pack of wolves

13.

Which of the following animals hibernate?

a)

Swans

b)

Frogs

c)

Deer

d)

Moose

14.

These vertebrates are the only ectotherms.

a)

Mammals and Birds.

b)

Arthropods, Mollusks, Echinoderms, Segmented Worms, Sponges

c)

Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish.

d)

Reptiles, Arthropods, Fish

15.

Here are some things that describe my animal class:

Invertebrate animals, arms extend from the center of the body, tube feet that take in oxygen from the water and spines.

What am I?

a)

Echinoderm

b)

Mollusk

c)

Arachnid

d)

Sponge

16.

Defense is...

a)

Special structures that animals use to attack others.

b)

Special structures that animals use to protect themselves.

c)

Special structures that animals are born with.

d)

Special structures that animals obtain after birth.

17.

How do animals attract a mate using courtship?

a)

Uses odors

b)

Uses sounds

c)

Uses colors

d)

All of the above

18.

True or False:

Dogs only use conditioning.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

A form of defense that involves blending into your surroundings

a)

Imprinting

b)

Hibernation

c)

Mimicry

d)

Camouflage

20.

Very simple invertebrate animals with many pores, have special cells that get oxygen and food from water, and eliminate its wastes through water flow.

a)

Sponge

b)

Segmented Worm

c)

Seaweed

d)

Shark

21.

Long tube-like bodies that are divided into segments, the digestive system is a tube that runs the length of its body, taking in oxygen from the water through its skin.  Example:  earthworms, leeches

a)
b)

Segmented Worm

c)

Molluska

d)

Mammalia

22.

What is the correct way that a scientific name should be written?

a)

Species Genus

b)

Genus Species

c)

Species Genus

d)

Genus species

23.

I am a (a)   .

Things that describe me are:

- cold blooded

- vertebrate

- breathes with lungs

- most lay eggs

- have scales / plates

24.

Pores are...

a)

Xylem and Phloem tubes

b)

Holes

c)

Exoskeletons

d)

A body of water

25.

Migration is...

a)

The act of teaching a dog to catch a stick.

b)

Animals traveling to a different place for better living conditions.

c)

Heterotrophs hunting for food in large groups.

d)

Animals grouping together as a self-defense strategy

26.

Which organism is a mammal?

a)

Amoeba

b)

Human

c)

Bird

d)

Monera

27.

The 7 Levels of Classification are

a)

FARMBirds

AMESS

b)

King, Phillip, Came, Over, For, Good, Spaghetti

c)

Kingdom, Phylum, Chocolate bunny, Order, Family, Genus, Species

d)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

28.

A learned behavior is...

a)

A behavior that an animal must learn from another animal of the same class.

b)

Animals (typically birds) recognizing the first moving object as their mother.

c)

Animal behaviors that are a result from direct observations or experiences.

d)

A behavior that animals are born knowing

29.

All classes of invertebrates

a)

Sponges, Echinoderms, Segmented Worms, Mollusks, Arthropods

b)

Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, Fish, Mammals

c)

Sponges, Echinoderms, Segmented Worms, Mammals, Arachnids

d)

Arachnids, Mammals, Exoskeletons, Segments, Sponge

30.

Which organism is only heterotrophic?

a)

A bird

b)

A euglena

c)

A birch tree

d)

An autotroph

31.

Grouping is...

a)

Imprinting

b)

Animals traveling together in large groups to appear as one large animal

c)

Animals that can make their own food

d)

A behavior that an animal must learn at a certain age

32.

- Ectothermic

- Animal

- Vertebrate

- Water habitat

- Has scales

- Breathes through gills

- Lays eggs

a)

Fish

b)

Reptile

c)

Platypus

d)

Amphibian

33.

Exoskeleton

a)

An organism's inner skeleton

b)

Exterior skin

c)

An organism's outer skeleton

d)

Cold Skeleton

34.

Endothermic means...

a)

Convection

b)

Outer heat

c)

Warm Blooded

d)

Cold Blooded

35.

An endoskeleton is:

a)

A pseudo-skeleton

b)

A protists' outer covering

c)

An outside skeleton

d)

An inside skeleton

36.

- Endothermic

- Vertebrates

- Feathers

- Wings

- 1 Beak

- 2 Feet

- Breathe through lungs

- lay eggs

a)

Reptile

b)

Chordata

c)

Avis / Bird

d)

Animalia

37.

A class of arthropods that include spiders.

a)

Animalia

b)

Arachnid

c)

Insecta

d)

Chordata

38.

Invertebrates that have

- jointed legs

- exoskeletons

- sometimes wings

- segments in their bodies

- collect air through lungs /air tubes

- include insects, arachnids, and crustaceans

a)

Insecta

b)

Arachnids

c)

Arthropods

d)

Mollusks

39.

A kingdom which includes the following:

- multicellular organisms

- heterotrophs

- uses of food and water for energy

- keeps internal conditions in balance

- moves

- reproduces

a)

Animalia

b)

Fungi

c)

Protista

d)

Monera

e)

Plantae

40.

Thank you for playing my animal unit quiz! Here's a bonus question:

Who is the coolest science teacher?

a)

Nobody

b)

Miss LaPorte

c)

Chocolate Bunny

d)

I don't know