LEVEL 1
Which one of these groups contains only animals with a backbone (vertebrates)?
A. Earthworm, snake, crayfish
B. Spider, clam, dragonfly
C. Frog, snake, horse
D. Clam, fish, earthworm
Frog, snake, horse
Deserts are hot during the day. How do desert animals survive in a hot habitat?
A. They are active at night and rest during the hot day.
B. They grow thick fur to keep warm.
C. They have small ears to keep cool.
D. They migrate to cooler places every day.
They are active at night and rest during the hot day.
Which of the following are behavioral adaptations?
a. Sweat glands in humans
b. Migration of birds
c. The thick fur of a polar bear
d. Hibernation in bats
b. Migration of birds
d. Hibernation in bats
The following table shows the classification of some animals into two categories.
Category 1 Category 2
rabbit spider
elephant frog
giraffe lion
Which of the following was used to classify these animals?
A. organs used in breathing
B. food source
C. method of reproduction
D. pattern of movement
frog
giraff e x elephant lion Which of the following was used to classify these animals?
A. organs used in breathing B. food source C. method of reproduction D. pattern of movement
B. food source
Which of the following has a backbone?
a)Monkey b)Spider C) Butterfly
a)Monkey
The thick layer of fat found under the skin of mammals living in snow-covered areas
Blubber
In the warm southwest United States, rabbits are brown and have long ears. In polar regions, rabbits are white and have shorter ears. Why do rabbits from polar regions have white fur?
White fur helps to camouflage in snow.
Cats are most closely related to which of the following animals?
a)crocodiles b) whales c) frogs d) penguins
b) whales
Which of the following statements is true about organisms that are producers?
A. They use energy from the sun to make food.
B. They absorb energy from a host animal.
C. They get energy from eating living plants.
D. They get energy by breaking down dead plants and animals.
A. They use energy from the sun to make food.
The _____ helps fish to breathe in water.
a) Lungs b) Gills c) Wings
a) Lungs
Which group of animals contains ONLY reptiles?
A. lizard, frog, snake
B. turtle, lizard, crocodile
C. octopus, snail, turtle
D. crab, earthworm, snake
B. turtle, lizard, crocodile
A small animal called the duck-billed platypus lives in Australia. Which characteristic of this animal shows that it is a mammal?
It has hair on its body and feeds its young ones with milk
Desert foxes have large ears, while arctic foxes have small ears. Why is this difference important?
a) Larger ears help desert foxes store water
b) Smaller ears help arctic foxes hear prey better
c) Larger ears release heat, smaller ears conserve heat
d) Both types of ears are for balance while running
c) Larger ears release heat, smaller ears conserve heat
Which organ in a frog has a function similar to the function of lungs in a bird?
A. kidney B. skin C. liver D. heart
B. skin
State whether True or false.
Frogs have gills to help them breathe in water.
False
List any 2 differences between Oviparous and viviparous animals
Oviparous animals-Egg-laying animals. Young ones develop outside the body of the mother
Viviparous animals give birth to live young ones. Young ones develop inside the body of the mother
Which one of the following characteristics is most likely to be found in mammals that are preyed on by other mammals for food?
a) Eyes on the sides of the head
b) Teeth that are long and pointed
c) Claws on the feet
d) Ears that cannot move
a) Eyes on the sides of the head
A hedgehog is a small spiny animal. When it is frightened it rolls into a ball. How does this behavior help the hedgehog?
A. The hedgehog can roll away quickly.
B. The hedgehog looks larger rolled up.
C. The hedgehog is harder to see in a ball.
D. The hedgehog’s soft body parts are covered
D. The hedgehog’s soft body parts are covered
A tiger has very large teeth called canines.
A rat has very large teeth called incisors.
Why do they have different types of teeth?
Tiger is a carnivore .
Rats are rodents. They gnaw their food with front teeth .
List two adaptive features of camels in hot deserts.
1. Camel has a hump on their back to store water.
2. They have padded feet to walk in sand.
What are the keywords in the definition of camouflage in animals?
a. Blending/ merging
b Animals
c. environment
d, escape from predators
e. hunt its prey
A camel has long eyelashes, a hump, and padded feet. If it were moved to a rainforest, which of its adaptations would no longer be useful? Why?
The hump is for fat storage in an environment with scarce food.
The wide, padded feet are useful for walking on loose sand, which is absent in a rainforest.
A bird that eats nectar has a long, slender beak. If its food source changes to insects inside tree bark, which adaptation would help it survive better?
a) Strong, hooked beak
b) Short, flat beak
c) Sharp, pointed beak
d) Long, slender beak
c) Sharp, pointed beak
Which predator–prey relationship is correct?
Phytoplankton - Krill - fish - seal - whale
A. fish (predator)–seal (prey)
B. phytoplankton (predator)–krill (prey)
C. fish (predator)–krill (prey)
D. seal (predator)–killer whale (prey)
fish (predator)–krill (prey)
Write down two reasons why animals could not live in a world without plants.
1. Plants produce the oxygen that animals breathe.
2. Plants provide food directly or indirectly for all animals.