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Science Practice Questions: Animals

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What animal has hair or fur on its body and feeds milk to its young?

a)

Bird

b)

Fish

c)

Mammal

d)

Insect

2.

An insect's body is divided into three parts. What are they?

a)

Head, body, tail

b)

Head, thorax, abdomen

c)

Head, stomach, legs

d)

Eyes, nose, mouth

3.

What animal lays eggs and has dry, scaly skin?

a)

Amphibian

b)

Bird

c)

Reptile

d)

Fish

4.

How does a fish breathe?

a)

With lungs

b)

With gills

c)

Through its skin

d)

Through its nose

5.

What animal can live both on land and in water?

a)

Mammal

b)

Reptile

c)

Bird

d)

Amphibian

6.

A chick hatches from an...

a)

Egg

b)

Larva

c)

Pupa

d)

Live birth

7.

What animal has feathers and wings for flight?

a)

Bird

b)

Insect

c)

Bat

d)

Mammal

8.

The butterfly life cycle begins with an...

a)

Larva

b)

Egg

c)

Pupa

d)

Adult butterfly

9.

What is the purpose of a fish's gills?

a)

To help it swim

b)

To eat

c)

To breathe underwater

d)

To see

10.

The stage in the butterfly life cycle after the caterpillar is the...

a)

Egg

b)

Adult butterfly

c)

Pupa

d)

Larva

11.

What is an example of a water mammal?

a)

Whale fish

b)

Whale

c)

Dolphin

d)

Whale and dolphin

12.

A key characteristic of mammals is that they...

a)

Lay eggs

b)

Have dry scales

c)

Feed milk to their young

d)

Have wings

13.

What animal has moist skin without scales and lives in two environments?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptile

c)

Amphibian

d)

Bird

14.

What is the difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate?

a)

Vertebrates do not have a backbone.

b)

Invertebrates have a backbone.

c)

Vertebrates have a backbone.

d)

Both do not have a backbone.

15.

Reptiles lay eggs with a shell that is...

a)

Hard

b)

Leathery

c)

Transparent

d)

Fragile

16.

A habitat is a place where an animal can find all of the following, except...

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Entertainment

d)

Shelter

17.

What stage of the frog life cycle breathes with gills?

a)

Adult frog

b)

Tadpole

c)

Froglet

d)

Baby frog

18.

All birds have the following characteristics, except...

a)

A beak

b)

Wings

c)

Two legs

d)

The ability to fly

19.

What happens to a caterpillar when it becomes a chrysalis?

a)

It begins to fly.

b)

It eats more leaves.

c)

It transforms inside the chrysalis.

d)

It lays eggs.

20.

Humans belong to which animal group?

a)

Mammals

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Birds

21.

All mammals live on land.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Fish breathe using gills.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

An insect's body is divided into a head, thorax, and abdomen.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

24.

Reptiles have moist and slimy skin.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

The chicken life cycle begins with an egg.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

Birds have wings and feathers.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

All animals have a backbone.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

A tadpole is the first stage of the butterfly's life cycle.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

Mammals are animals that feed milk to their young.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

A whale is an example of a water mammal.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

An adult frog breathes with gills.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

Butterflies undergo a complete metamorphosis.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

Birds are the only animals that have wings.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

34.

A snake belongs to the reptile group.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

A baby calf drinks milk from its mother.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

36.

Amphibians lay their eggs on land.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

37.

A cat is an example of a mammal.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.

All insects have two pairs of legs.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.

A habitat is an animal's living place.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

A polar bear can survive in a desert.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

41.

An eagle has a sharp beak.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

42.

A shark does not have fins.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

43.

Reptiles hatch from eggs with a hard shell.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

44.

An adult butterfly emerges from a chrysalis.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

45.

A froglet has a shorter tail than a tadpole.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

46.

Monkeys are mammals that live in rainforests.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

47.

A spider is an insect.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

48.

All mammals give birth to live young.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

49.

Fish breathe through their lungs.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

50.

Every animal goes through a life cycle.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

51.

What happens to a frog when it is still a tadpole living in the water?

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52.

Name the three main body parts of an insect.

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53.

Give one example of an amphibian.

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54.

What makes mammals different from other animal groups?

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55.

Explain the differences between birds and reptiles.

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56.

Why is animal classification important for scientists?

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57.

Explain the life cycle of a butterfly, from the egg to the adult butterfly.

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58.

Explain why a camel and a polar bear can survive in very different habitats.

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59.

If a lake dries up, how would it affect the life cycles of frogs and fish?

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60.

Explain the characteristics of the mammal group and give two examples.

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61.

What happens to a tadpole as it grows into an adult frog? Name the changes.

4 lines
62.

What is an animal's life cycle? Give one example.

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