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Living Things Chapter 4

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do sea jellies, earthworms, and spiders have in common?

a)

They all have eight legs.

b)

They all have stingers.

c)

They all have backbones.

d)

They do not have backbones.

2.

Which is an example of an inherited trait?

a)

pierced ears

b)

dyed hair

c)

green eyes

d)

broken arm

3.

Which animal group mostly has live births?

a)

amphibians

b)

mammals

c)

reptiles

d)

arthropods

4.

What is a vertebrate?

a)

An animal that has a backbone

b)

An animal that does not have a backbone

c)

An animal that has live births

d)

An animal that has smooth, wet skin

5.

Which stage comes second in the life of a butterfly?

a)

adult

b)

egg

c)

pupa

d)

larva

6.

How would you classify this animal?

a)

amphibian

b)

arthropod

c)

worm

d)

mollusk

7.

Matt falls and cuts his leg.  It leaves a scar. Which best describes the scar?

a)

inherited characteristic

b)

acquired characteristic

c)

inherited trait

d)

learned behavior

8.

Which animal group includes cold-blooded vertebrates that have dry, scaly skin?

a)

mammals

b)

amphibians

c)

reptiles

d)

mollusks

9.

____ to receive from a parent

a)

arthropod

b)

invertebrate

c)

migrate

d)

inherit

10.

Identify an animal without a backbone

a)

arthropod

b)

invertebrate

c)

migrate

d)

inherit

11.

Identify an animal that has a hard covering outside its body.

a)

larva

b)

inherit

c)

arthropod

d)

migrate

12.

____ is an instinct to move when the seasons change

a)

larva

b)

inherit

c)

arthropod

d)

migrate

13.

____ is the second stage of the life cycle of some insects.

a)

arthropod

b)

invertebrate

c)

larva

d)

migrate

14.

____ is a feature passed on to a living thing from its parents

a)

instinct

b)

vertebrate

c)

trait

d)

pupa

15.

____ is an animal that has a backbone

a)

instinct

b)

vertebrate

c)

trait

d)

metamorphosis

16.

What is the stage of an insect's life cycle between larva and adult called?

a)

Instinct

b)

Trait

c)

Metamorphosis

d)

Pupa

17.

____ is a change in form during an animal's life cycle

a)

trait

b)

pupa

c)

metamorphosis

d)

instinct

18.

What is a behavior an animal is born able to do?

a)

instinct

b)

vertebrate

c)

pupa

d)

trait