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Science Grade 2

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is a 
a)
bird
b)
fish
c)
mammal
d)
reptile
2.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
fish
c)
amphibian
d)
mammal
3.

Name an animal that can fly and has feathers.

a)

Penguin

b)

Eagle

c)

Bat

4.

Which animal group is covered in feathers?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Birds

c)

Fish

d)

Mammals

e)

Reptiles

5.

I eat small insects that I found in the water, my body is cover with scales. I love to swim. Who am I?

a)
b)
c)
6.

Choose the animals that have SHELL

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Choose the animals that have SCALES

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Choose the animals that have FEATHERS

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Choose the animals that have FUR

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Choose the animals that have MOIST SKIN

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

What is the difference between mammals and reptiles?

a)

Mammals have feathers, reptiles have scales.

b)

Mammals have fur or hair, reptiles have scales.

c)

Mammals lay eggs, reptiles give live birth.

12.

A cold-blooded vertebrate with gills that lives in water

a)

fish

b)

bird

c)

mammals

d)

reptiles

13.

Having the body more or less covered with hair that nourishes their young with milk

a)

mammals

b)

birds

c)

reptiles

d)

frogs

14.

What does whale use to breathe?

a)

Lungs

b)

Gills

c)

Skin

15.

Why do birds have beaks instead of teeth?

a)

To help them fly faster

b)

To help them peck and eat food

c)

To help them swim better

16.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
Fish
c)
Mammal
d)
Amphibian
17.

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

a)

insect

b)

fish

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian

18.

What are some characteristics of amphibians?

a)

They have scales and lay eggs on land.

b)

They have moist skin and can live both in water and on land.

c)
  1. They have fur and live only on land.

19.

An animal is cold-blooded, has scaly skin, and breathes only with lungs. To which classification group would it belong?

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Amphibian

d)

Reptiles

e)

Fish

20.

Can you name an animal that has a shell to protect itself?

a)

Rabbit

b)

Snail

c)

Dog

21.
What is the only type of animal that has feathers?
a)
bird
b)
mammal
c)
amphibian
d)
reptiles
22.

Which animal group spends its entire life in water?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Birds

e)

Mammals

23.
What type of animal spends its entire life under water, has fins, and breathes using gills
a)
amphibian
b)
fish
c)
bird
d)
reptile
24.

How are birds similar to reptiles?

a)

They both have scales

b)

They both have feathers

c)

Birds and reptiles do not have anything in common

d)

They both lay eggs

25.

An animal is cold-blooded. It has smooth, moist skin. It breathes with gills when it is young and develops lungs later in its life cycle. To which classification group would it belong?

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Amphibian

d)

Reptiles

e)

Fish

26.

It is a __________.

a)

mammal

b)

fish

c)

insect

d)

bird

27.

Select all the animal groups that are cold blooded

a)

Reptiles

b)

Mammals

c)

Amphibians

d)

Fish

e)

Bird

28.
What type of animal has dry scaly skin and lays its eggs on land?
a)
fish
b)
amphibian
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
29.
Fish use ____________________ to breathe.
a)
lungs
b)
gills 
c)
scales
30.

Which group of animals are warm blooded?

a)

Birds and Mammals

b)

Reptiles and Amphibians

c)

Mammals and Fish

31.

Choose all the characteristics of bird.

a)

feathers

b)

fur

c)

cold blooded

d)

take care of their young

e)

lay eggs

32.

Which animal groups hatch from eggs?

a)

Only birds

b)

Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish

c)

Mammals and Reptiles

d)

Reptiles and Insects

33.

Insects do not have ______________.

a)

wings

b)

legs

c)

backbone

d)

head

34.

Cold blooded animals with scaly dry skin are...

a)

Fish

b)

Mammals

c)

Amphibians

d)

Reptiles

e)

Birds

35.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
Fish
c)
Mammal
d)
Amphibian
36.

Choose all the characteristics of reptiles.

a)

have fur

b)

have feathers

c)

have leathery skin

d)

have moist skin

37.
What classification of animals do humans belong to?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
reptiles
d)
amphibians
38.

What are some characteristics of fish?

a)

lungs

b)

scales

c)

warm blooded

d)

cold blooded

e)

gills

39.
Reptiles have dry skin, scales and ______________.
a)
lay eggs on land
b)
have gills
c)
feed their young milk
40.
Choose the correct classification.
Bat
a)
mammal
b)
fish
c)
reptile
41.

Check all that apply to mammals

a)

scales

b)

take care of young

c)

warm blooded

d)

cold blooded

e)

have fur/hair

42.

A snake is a ___.

a)

fish

b)

insect

c)

reptile

d)

mammal

43.

A shark is a ___.

a)

fish

b)

insect

c)

reptile

d)

mammal

44.

A spider is a ___.

a)

fish

b)

insect

c)

reptile

d)

mammal

45.

Look at this animal.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of this animal?


a)

A. has wings and feathers

b)

B.is covered with scales

c)

C. has a backbone

d)

D. lays eggs

46.

5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a reptile?




a)

A. lays eggs

b)

B. uses gills

c)

C. has scales

d)

D. has a backbone

47.

Which animal is an amphibian?

a)
b)
c)
48.

Which animal is a reptile?

a)
b)
c)
49.

What type of animal does not lay eggs?

a)
b)
c)
d)
50.
a)

b)

c)

51.

a)
b)
c)
d)
52.

Mammals have

a)

feathers and wings

b)

hair or fur

c)

beak

d)

scales

53.

The only flying mammal

a)

cat

b)

parrot

c)

bat

d)

elephant

54.

It is a ____________.

a)

mammal

b)

bird

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian

55.

Frogs and Salamanders are examples of _________________.

a)

reptiles

b)

amphibians

c)

fish

d)

insects

56.

Dolphin is a ________________

a)

mammal

b)

bird

c)

reptile

d)

fish

57.

Which of these is a bird?

a)
b)
c)
d)
58.

Can cold blooded animals self-regulate their temperatures?

a)

Yes

b)

No

59.

What animal group has feathers?

a)

Mammal

b)

Fish

c)

Bird

60.

Do fish breathe through gills or lungs?

a)

gills

b)

lungs

61.

Whales have live babies (not eggs) and have lungs. What classification are they?

a)

fish

b)

mammal

62.

These animals are in a class of animal with scaly skin. They are cold blooded and are born on land.

a)

Mammals

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

63.

Do insects have backbones?

a)

Yes

b)

No

64.

What classification are humans?

a)

mammals

b)

fish

c)

amphibians