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Mammals

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Are mammals warm-blooded or cold-blooded

a)

warm-blooded

b)

cold-blooded

2.

Which of the following is a characteristic that all mammals share?

a)

they all lay eggs

b)

they all have gills

c)

they all have hair/fur

d)

they all eat other animals/meat

3.

TRUE or FALSE: Some scientists believe that mammals are the most interesting/complex group of vertebrates.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

How do newborn mammals eat?

a)

They hunt

b)

They eat plants

c)

They drink milk from their mothers

5.

How do mammals breathe?

a)

They breathe with their lungs

b)

They breathe with their gills

6.

How many chambers do mammals have in their heart?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

7.

Mammals have the most advanced brains for social behaviors.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

The muscle that helps mammals use their lungs is called

a)

diaphragm

b)

abs

c)

biceps

d)

hamstring

9.

Mammals have different teeth types to help them eat diverse foods.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Animals that eat only plants

a)

Carnivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Insectivores

11.

Mammals have the largest ____ of all vertebrates.

a)

brain

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

lungs

12.

What is a marsupial?

a)

an animal that eats leaves

b)

an animal with a pouch to carry its babies

c)

an animal that loves to run

d)

an animal that has a pouch to carry its food

13.
Bats, dolphins, horses, humans and dogs are all examples of which group of mammals?
a)
monotremes
b)
marsupials
c)
placentals
14.

What type of birth is typical for most mammals?

a)

Egg-Laying

b)

Placental

c)

Pouch

15.

Mammals that lay eggs are in the order:

a)

Marsupiala

b)

Monotremata

c)

Pilosa

d)

Chiroptera

16.

Is the platypus a mammal?

a)

yes

b)

no

17.

Most mammals give live birth called

a)

viviparous

b)

oviparous

c)

ovoviparous

18.

One of 2 egg laying mammals called monotremes.

a)

duck-billed platypus

b)

wallaby

c)

wombat

d)

uakari