Animal Unit Test
~Mrs. Connor
Fish breathe by using their…
gills
AMPHIBIANS
• An animal who can obtain oxygen by
breathing air into their lungs and absorbing it
through their skin.
Animals deal with food shortages
through…
migration
estivation
Reading – an example of a
LEARNED
_______________
behavior?
Why do animals communicate
with each other?
1. Communicate to find mates
2. Communicate to find food
3. Communicate with other
species
Most of the species existing
today are …
• Invertebrates
• Vertebrates
• Mammals
Which is a vertebrate?
Which is the invertebrate?
Prey : Predator
Majority of animal species are…?
INSECTS
Animals usually reproduce by …?
Sexual reproduction
All animals are:
• Producers
• Consumers
• Decomposers
A polar bear blends in with its
environment.
Poisonous animals are usually what
color?
RED
A skunk uses ________ to protect
itself from predators.
IRRITATING CHEMICALS…….YIKES!
Each winter monarch butterflies
travel to central Mexico to wait for
spring. What is this called?
migration
HIBERNATION
Surviving on stored body fat, decreased body
temperature, and inactivity during the winter
describes a seasonal behavior called …?
An octopus is an …?
ECHINODERM
Humans are classified as…?
Mammals
Fish
Reptiles
A bird does not sing until it is nearly grown even
though the tendency of a bird to sing is…?
1. A learned behavior
2. Influenced by observing
parent singing
A baby’s tendency to walk is a…?
a
LEARNED behavior
When dogs lift up their
ears and wag their tails,
they are …?
• The body plan of a sponge is __________.
– Radial Symmetry
– Bilateral Symmetry
– Asymmetry
The phylum Mollusca includes:
slugs
slugs
flukes
clams
SPONGES
• All animals except _______________ have
nerves.
Mollusks can live ….?
• In the ocean
• In fresh water habitats
• on land
annelid worms
Another name for earthworms is…?
SYMMETRY
Bilateral symmetry – two similar halves
Radial symmetry – having a body organized
around the center, like spokes on a tire
vertebrates
If they have a backbone and skull,
they must be a ….?
estivation
In the summer, an animal enters this
state of reduced activity.
pheromones
Ants and other insects communicate by releasing
these chemicals.
territory
An area that is
occupied by one
animal or group of
animals and from
which other
members of the
species are
excluded.
Evolutionary Tree
1. Which phylum is oldest?
2. Is the Tasmanian Devil
closer to the wallaby or
the dog?
3. What phylum is most
closely related to the
chicken?