Amphibians
Which of the following is an amphibian?
a. seahorse
b. fish
c. frog
d. chameleon
What is a frog?
How are birds different from insects?
a. insects can't fly; birds can
b. insects can swim; birds can't
c. birds have backbones; insects don't
d. birds have an open circulatory system; insects have a closed circulatory system
What is birds backbones; insects don't?
Which of the following animals is a mammal?
a. hawk
b. frog
c. panda
d. spider
What is a panda?
Which of the following animals is a vertebrate?
a. squid
b. beetle
c. catfish
d. lobster
What is a catfish?
What might explain the lack of reptiles in Antarctica?
a. they are cold blooded
b. they require tropical climates
c. food is scarce there
d. antarctic air is too thin
a. they are cold-blooded
If you wanted to look for frogs' eggs, where would be the best place to go?
a. a lake
b. a vegetable garden
c. a tree
d. underneath a rock
What is a lake?
What do all birds have in common?
a. the ability to fly
b. feathers
c. they're herbivores
d. they're carnivores
What is feathers?
Compared to a reptile's nervous system, a mammal's nervous system is:
a. bigger
b. less complex
c. smaller
d. more complex
What is more complex?
In the sentence, "Fish gills are analogous to human lungs," what does "analogous to" mean?
a. less evolved than
b. exactly the same as
c. different than
d, comparable.
What is comparable?
Reptiles' scaly skin serves a function most similar to:
What is armor?
What do amphibians have in common with squirrels?a. both eat nuts
b. both are cold-blooded
c. both are good swimmers
d. both hibernate
What is they both hibernate?
Which of these is an opinion about birds?
a. a bird's body temperature stays constant throughout the year
b. birds live on every continent, even Antarctica
c. make birds are often brightly colored
d. bird hunting should be illegal
What is bird hunting should be illegal?
How do warm-blooded creatures differ from cold-blooded creatures?
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How do warm-blooded creatures differ from cold-blooded creatures?
What is a.?
Just as fish have fins, boats and airplanes have finlike structures. What can you conclude about the purpose of fins? Choose the best answer.
What is c.?
Unlike humans, snakes shed their skin:
What is in large pieces?
Amphibians couldn't live on land if they didn't:
a. lose their tails
b. develop lungs
c. grow legs
d. develop backbones
What is develop lungs?
Which of the following is an example of a bird?
a. butterfly
b. bat
c. flamingo
d. platypus
What is a flamingo?
Which is a mammal?
a. orcas
b. penguins
c. fish
d. salamanders
What are orcas?
In the sentence, "A fish's streamlined body helps it move through the water," what's the best synonym for "streamlined?"
a. scaly
b. sleek
c. wet
d. wide
What is sleek?
A reptile's body temperature is most dependent on:
What is the weather?
Which of the following is the best example of metamorphosis?
a. a caterpillar turning into a butterfly
b. a baby growing into a child
c. a young bird flying out of its nest
d. a young panda developing black-and-white markings on its fur
What can you infer from the fact that birds' wings resemble airplane wings?
a. the first airplane designers probably studied how birds fly
b. the first airplanes probably had wings that could flap
c. the first airplane wings had feathers
d. airplanes are much lighter than birds
What is the first airplane designers probably studied how birds fly?
Which is a mammal?
a. platypus
b. kangaroo
c. dolphin
d. all of the above
What is all of the above?
What might happen to a fish if its swim bladder were injured?
What is b?
Reptile birth most resembles that of:
a. birds
b. humans
c. kangaroos
d. whales
What is birds?