Mammals
Yes or No: Horses and zebras have an odd number of hoofed toes.
Yes. Horses and zebras have a single toe on each foot. One is an odd number.
Yes or No: Fish were the first animals with a backbone to evolve.
Yes. The first fish to ever evolve was over 500 million years ago.
Yes or No: Birds may sing to mark their territory.
Yes. Male birds may patrol their chosen space and sing often, either from the middle or the edges of what he considers their turf.
Yes or No: Frogs can grow up to 3 feet
No. The Goliath frog is the largest frog in the world and it can grow up to 12in which is about 1 foot and can weigh 7 lbs.
Yes or No: Cockroaches are older than dinosaurs.
Yes. Cockroaches were here 55 million years before dinosaurs.
True or False: Mammals are the only animals that have fur or hair.
True. Other animals may have scales or feathers but only mammals have fur or hair.
True or False: Clownfish are all born females.
False. Clownfish are all born males. Read more about this on the last page.
True or False: Some birds have teeth.
True or False: You can get warts from a toad?
False. Warts on humans come from a virus. Toads have “warts” for protection. They are actually glands that contain toxins to keep predators from eating them. Toads are safe to handle but not to eat!
True or False: Some insects can walk on water.
True. Water striders are small insects that are adapted for life on top of still water.
Which of the following animals is a mammal? Duck, Rabbit, or a Frog
Rabbits are mammals.
What is the largest fish in existence today?
a. Blue Whale b. Whale Sharks c. Great White Whale
a. Blue Whale
Name 2 types of birds.
Blue Jay, Hummingbird, Eagle, Swan, Owls, Chicken
About how many different species of reptiles are there? A. 6,000 B. 7,000 C. 8,000
B. 7,000
True or False: The feet of a housefly is more sensitive than the tongue of a human.
True.
Which of these are not a characteristic of a mammal?
a.skin b.fingernails c.4limbs d.exoskeleton
d. exoskeleton means that an animal has an external skeleton that supports and protects the body.
True or False: Fish communicate with other fish in the water.
It is well known that fish communicate by gesture and motion. Some species use electrical pulses, smell or even taste as signals.
Birds are the only animal group that: A. can fly. B has wings. C. has feathers. D. builds a nest.
C. has feathers
True or False: Most reptiles breathe through their ears
False: All reptiles have lungs.
How fast can a bee fly? A. 10mph B. 15mph C. 20mph D. 25mph
B. 15mph
b. bat. The Etruscan shrew is a hog-nosed bat that weighs an average of 1.5-2.5g. A penny is 2.5g
Pufferfish puff up when they are... A.hunting b.feeling threatened C.full
B. feeling threatened
Birds flying south for the winter are called: A migration. B hibernation. C extinction. D molting.
A. migration
Name 2 types of Reptiles and/or Amphibians.
Turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, frogs, toads
How many flowers does it take for a bee to make one pound of honey? A. 2 million B. 3 million C. 500thousand
A. 2 million