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Animal Environment and Evolution Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What environment can an animal with dry scales live in?

a)

land

b)

water

c)

land or water

2.

What environment does an animal with scales covered with slime live in?

a)

land

b)

water

c)

land or water

3.

Who believes that dinosaurs changed into birds?

a)

a person with a biblical view

b)

a person with an evolutionary view

c)

a person with both a biblical view and an evolutionary view

4.

Who believes that land animals have always had four legs?

a)

a person with a biblical view

b)

a person with an evolutionary view

c)

a person with both a biblical view and an evolutionary view

5.

What does a bird with a hooked beak eat?

a)

seeds

b)

meat

c)

fruit and nuts

6.

What is a way smell helps animals interact with their environment?

a)

Smell helps animals to use echolocation.

b)

Smell helps animals sense pain.

c)

Smell helps animals know when another animal is nearby.

7.

What is the main difference in the digestive systems of a pig and a cow?

a)

A pig’s stomach has three compartments, and a cow’s stomach has four compartments.

b)

A pig’s stomach has a gizzard, and a cow’s stomach has a crop.

c)

A pig’s stomach has one compartment, and a cow’s stomach has four compartments.

8.

What is a similarity between the respiratory systems of a mammal and a fish?

a)

Both a mammal and a fish take in oxygen.

b)

Both a mammal and a fish breathe with lungs.

c)

Both a mammal and a fish take in carbon dioxide.

9.

What is a difference between the respiratory systems of mammals and most fish?

a)

Mammals take in oxygen, and most fish take in carbon dioxide.

b)

Mammals breathe with lungs, and most fish breathe with gills.

c)

Mammals breathe with gills, and most fish breathe with lungs.

10.

What two functions for survival does an animal’s covering have?

a)

to keep diseases from entering the body

b)

to insulate the animal’s body

c)

to catch, hold, and eat prey

d)

to smell the environment

11.

What are three ways that vertebrates respond using the sense of touch?

a)

Vertebrates feel hardness, sharpness, temperature, and pain.

b)

Some vertebrates groom each other’s fur.

c)

Some vertebrates use their tongues for smelling.

d)

Some vertebrates communicate through vibrations.

12.

What are two ways God’s design helps vertebrates adapt to a world with predators?

a)

God added the structures needed for defense after the Flood.

b)

God created animals with the ability to adapt.

c)

God gave animals the structures needed for defense against predators.

d)

The ability to adapt gradually appeared over time.

13.

What are two functions of the nervous system?

a)

absorbs energy and nutrients

b)

provides nutrients and oxygen to the body

c)

helps gather and understand information

d)

controls the heartbeat and breathing

14.

A porcupine fish defends against predators by using ____.

a)

claws or talons

b)

sensory organs with liquid

c)

spines or quills

d)

teeth or tusks

15.

A skunk defends against predators by using ____.

a)

claws or talons

b)

sensory organs with liquid

c)

spines or quills

d)

teeth or tusks

16.

An eagle defends against predators by using ____.

a)

claws or talons

b)

sensory organs with liquid

c)

spines or quills

d)

teeth or tusks

17.

An armadillo defends against predators by using ____.

a)

claws or talons

b)

sensory organs with liquid

c)

spines or quills

d)

teeth or tusks

18.

A shark defends against predators by using ____.

a)

claws or talons

b)

sensory organs with liquid

c)

spines or quills

d)

teeth or tusks

19.

The main structure in an animal’s muscular system is the ____.

a)

heart

b)

muscle

c)

crop

d)

external

20.

The main structure in an animal’s circulatory system is the ____.

a)

heart

b)

muscle

c)

crop

d)

external

21.

A bird’s organ that holds and soaks food is the ____.

a)

heart

b)

muscle

c)

crop

d)

external

22.

A lizard runs away from a bird. The lizard is responding to an ____ stimulus.

a)

internal

b)

external

c)

muscle

d)

heart

23.

The lion stalks an antelope for food. The lion is responding to an ____ stimulus.

a)

internal

b)

external

c)

muscle

d)

heart

24.
What helps fish swim in water?
a)
fins
b)
bones
c)
lungs
d)
scales
25.
  • Explain two ways birds' beaks are created to feed.​ (4 marks)

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