- 1. An animal that lives part of its life in water and part on land is a(n)
A) mammal
B) amphibian
C) fish
D) reptile
A) an invertebrate that lives inside the body of another animal
B) an invertebrate with a spiny skin that lives in the ocean
C) an invertebrate that remains anchored to one spot
D) an invertebrate with jointed legs and a body divided into sections
- 3. The only warm-blooded animals with a body covering of feathers are
A) fish
B) birds
C) snakes
D) mammals
- 4. An organism that is produced by only one parent organism is called a(n)
A) egg
B) clone
C) seed
D) embryo
- 5. The passing of traits from parents to their offspring is known as
A) behavior
B) heredity
C) instinct
D) cloning
- 6. A(n) ____________ is any animal that has a backbone.
A) invertebrate
B) mammal
C) vertebrate
D) reptile
- 7. Insects have a hard ___________ that protects their bodies.
A) exoskeleton
B) backbone
C) spine
D) endoskeleton
- 8. A lizard is a cold-blooded vertebrate belonging to the ____________ group.
A) reptile
B) amphibian
C) cnidarian
D) mammal
- 9. Butterflies go through a process of change called
A) metamorphosis
B) cloning
C) heredity
D) life functions
- 10. A(n) ________________ is an organism's birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
A) behavior
B) metamorphosis
C) life cycle
D) life span
- 11. What is the length of time an organism is expected to live?
A) metamorphosis
B) life span
C) childhood
D) life cycle
- 12. The behavior that an organism gains from experience is
A) learned behavior
B) instinct
C) inherited behavior
D) heredity
- 13. __________________ is the behavior an organism is born with.
A) Inherited behavior
B) Learned behavior
- 14. A(n) _____________ is a warm-blooded vertebrate with fur or hair. They also produce milk for their young.
A) reptile
B) amphibian
C) bird
D) mammal
- 15. Animals, such as birds and mammals, that use energy from food to keep a constant body temperature are
A) cold-natured
B) warm-blooded
C) warm-natured
D) cold-blooded
- 16. Animals, such as fish, amphibians, and reptiles, that cannot control their body temperature are
A) cold-natured
B) cold-blooded
C) warm-natured
D) warm-blooded
- 17. Corals and jellyfish are examples of _______________. They are animals with armlike parts called tentacles.
A) echinoderms
B) cnidarians
C) mollusks
D) sponges
- 18. Snails and slugs are the only _____________ that live on land. These invertebrates have a shell that protects their soft bodies.
A) echinoderms
B) sponges
C) mollusks
D) cnidarians
- 19. ______________ include spiders, ticks, and scorpions. These invertebrates are a type of arthropod.
A) Insects
B) Bugs
C) Crustaceans
D) Arachnids
- 20. The three main groups of ___________ are flatworms, roundworms, and segmented worms.
A) worms
B) vertebrates
C) arthropods
D) invertebrates
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