Animal Kingdom Unit Test

Vocab

100

All animals have a life cycle that follows a pattern of _____________, growth, _______________ and death. 

birth & preproduction

200

What is it called when one organism produces an exact copies? 

clones

300

I am the stages through which an animal passes, including birth and death 

life cycle 

400

I am the behavior with which an organism is born. What am I? 

inherited behavior

500

An animal is expected to live long enough to ________________ offspring. Fill in the blank

produce

Animal Systems

100

I am the length of time that an organism is expected to live. What am I? 

lifespan

200

What is the Circulatory System is made up of?

Heart, blood vessels, and blood

300

Which body system controls all of the other systems in an animal’s body?

nervous system!

400

A hard protective outer covering that keeps in moisture is a(n)

Exoskeleton

500

I am a behavior that an organism gains from experience. What am I? 

learned behavior

Life Cycle

100

The passing of traits from parents to their offspring is known as

heredity

200

I am an example of inherited behavior. What am I? 

Instinct 

300

I control the traits that are passed on from parent to offspring. What am I? 

heredity 

400

I am the process that takes place in a series of separate and different growth stages. What am I? 

metamorphosis

500

Which system helps protect the soft organs?

Skeletal System 

Random

100

Animals are classified as vertebrates if they

have a backbone

200

 Parents pass on inherited behavior to their offspring- true or false?

True 

300

Which animal lives partly on land and in the water? 

Amphibian 

400

The only warm-blooded animals with a body covering of feathers are 

Birds 

500

The amount of time an animal is expected to live is called its ___________________.

life span

Bonus Questions

100

What is one of the simplest invertebrates? 

Hint: What is SpongeBob? 

sponge 

200

Name two types of vertrebrates? 

Hint: They have a backbone

Amphibians, Reptiles, birds, Lions (Mammals)

300

What is the name of the internal supporting structure of some animals is called? 

Hint: If Exo - means outside, what is the opposite of that? 

endoskeleton

400

How does a penguin reproduce? Do they lay eggs or have live young? 

They lay eggs and go through a life cycle

500

What is the system that oxygen and waste gas are exchanged?

respiratory