Science Homework due November 7 is a Science TEST on animals!
Please do this test without looking on Mrs. Williams website or asking for answers. You can ask for clarification to help
you understand what a question is asking, but please do your best WITHOUT looking in books, on the internet, etc.
Name:
1. How do fish breathe?
a. Lungs
b. Gills
c. Mouth
d. Scales
2. Which of the following animals hatch from eggs?
(There is more than 1 answer…..circle all that
apply)
a. Fish
b. Mammals
c. Reptiles
d. Birds
3. Animals are classified according to whether or
not they have a _____________.
a. Brain
b. Skin
c. Backbone
d. House
4. What is an invertebrate?
a. An animal with a backbone.
b. An animal without a backbone.
c. An animal that only eats other animals
d. An animal that only eats plants.
5. Which is an example of an invertebrate?
a. Cat
b. Bird
c. Jellyfish
d. Frog
6. Which is NOT an example of a vertebrate?
a. Salamander
b. Polar Bear
c. Snail
d. Horse
7. Some invertebrates have a hard outer
___________ or shell.
a. Covering
b. Spikes
c. Lungs
d. Eggs
8. Which of the following animals are cold-blooded?
(There is more than one answer. Circle all that
apply)
a. Fish
b. Mammals
c. Reptiles
d. Birds
9. Which of the following animals are warmblooded? (There is more than one answer. Circle all
that apply)
a. Fish
b. Mammals
c. Reptiles
d. Birds
10. A reptile’s body is covered with __________.
a. Scales
b. Feathers
c. Fur/hair
d. Smooth moist skin
11. A bird’s body is covered with _________.
a. Scales
b. Feathers
c. Fur/hair
Science Homework due November 7 is a Science TEST on animals!
Please do this test without looking on Mrs. Williams website or asking for answers. You can ask for clarification to help
you understand what a question is asking, but please do your best WITHOUT looking in books, on the internet, etc.
Fill in the Blank
Directions: Read each question carefully! Using the word bank below, fill in the blanks with the correct
answers. Make sure you spell each word correctly.
Shell
Energy
Scales
Organisms
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
Fish
12. Animals are ______________________________ that can be made of many parts.
13. Animals must get ______________________________ from eating plants or other animals.
14. Some animals have a hard outer covering or a ______________________________, but some do not.
15. ______________________________ give birth to live offspring and nurse their young with milk.
16. Animals that only live in the water are ______________________________.
17. Both mammals and ______________________________ have a constant body temperature (warm
blooded).
18. ______________________________ spend the first part of their life in water breathing with gills, and
then develop lungs in order to breathe on land.
19. ______________________________ lay eggs that have very tough shells that feel like leather.
20. ______________________________ help protect the body of a fish
BONUS:
What is a dichotomus key?
What is different about insects and spiders?
What is one way we can classify animals into groups?
Science Homework due November 7 is a Science TEST on animals!
Please do this test without looking on Mrs. Williams website or asking for answers. You can ask for clarification to help
you understand what a question is asking, but please do your best WITHOUT looking in books, on the internet, etc.