Vertebrates

Fish

100

All fish only lay eggs.  They never have live births.  True or false.

False - Some fish give birth to live young, like guppies, swordtails and most sharks

200

All ocean creatures are fish - true or false

False - Whales, dolphins, jellyfish and shellfish are sea creatures that are not fish

300

Sea horses and Sea dragons are not fish - true or false

False - sea horses and sea dragons are fish

400

What is the organ that Betta fish have that allows them to breathe outside of the water for a few moments?

Labyrinth organ

500

Fish are invertebrates - true or false

False - fish have a spine

Mammals

100

All mammals give birth to live young - true or false

false - most mammals give birth to live young, but some do not, like the duck-billed platypus

200

Camels humps store water - True or false

False - the hump stores fat that can break down and produce energy and water when there is a shortage of food.Water is stored in the bloodstream and sacs in the camel's stomach.

300

The body of a mammal has what on it?

Fur or hair

400

Are mammals warm-blooded or cold-blooded?

warm-blooded

500

For animals such as the Red Panda, scientists agree on the family in which they are classified.

False, sometimes people disagree about which family an animals belongs to and you may find different sources that give different information.

Birds

100

Penguins are amphibians - true or false

False - Penguins are birds

200

Birds have the most diversity of animal size of all of the vertebrate classes.  True or false

False - mammals have the most diversity of animal size of all of the vertebrate classes.

300

Owls are carnivorous birds that are called _________.  This category would also include hawks, eagles, falcons and ospreys.

Raptors

400

When do owls hunt?  What is this called?

At night - nocturnal

500

The openings by which owls hear are on the same place on both sides of their head - true or false

false - one is higher and one is lower.

Amiphibians and Reptiles

100

Turtles are amphibians - true or false

False - Turtles are reptiles

200

The first stage in the life cycle is always the egg

False - the life cycle repeats 

300

Name the five classes of vertebrates

Mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians

400

Where do most animals process information that they gather through their senses?

brain

500

What do we call the transformation that a frog makes when it is changing from an underwater creature to a land creature?

Metamorphosis

Animals

100

The animal kingdom includes worms, spiders, sea anemones and coral.  True or false

True - The animal kingdom includes all of these

200

Insects, worms and mollusks don't have a backbone.  True or false

True - they do not have a backbone.

300

Spiders are insects - True or false

False - Spiders are arachnids

400

Male animals are always bigger and stronger than females - true or false

This is false for some animals.  It is true for humans, but false for queen ants, bees and other species.

500

An organism higher on the food chain is a predator to all organisms below it - true or false

False - it is only a predator to the organism directly below it.