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