Animal Unit Test ~Mrs. Connor

Fish breathe by using their…

gills

AMPHIBIANS

• An animal who can obtain oxygen by breathing air into their lungs and absorbing it through their skin.

Animals deal with food shortages through…

migration

estivation

Reading – an example of a _______________ behavior?LEARNED

Why do animals communicate with each other?

1. Communicate to find mates

2. Communicate to find food

3. Communicate with other species

Most of the species existing today are …

• Invertebrates

• Vertebrates

• Mammals

Which is a vertebrate?

Which is the invertebrate?

Prey : Predator

Majority of animal species are…?

INSECTS

Animals usually reproduce by …?

Sexual reproduction

All animals are:

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

A polar bear blends in with its environment.

camouflage

Poisonous animals are usually what

color?RED

A skunk uses ________ to protect itself from predators.

color

Each winter monarch butterflies travel to central Mexico to wait for

spring. What is this called?

migration

HIBERNATION

Surviving on stored body fat, decreased body temperature, and inactivity during the winter describes a seasonal behavior called …?

An octopus is an …?

Mollusk

Humans are classified as…?

Mammals

Fish

Reptiles

A bird does not sing until it is nearly grown even

though the tendency of a bird to sing is…?

1. A learned behavior

2. Influenced by observing parent singing

A baby’s tendency to walk is a…?

a LEARNED behavior

When dogs lift up their ears and wag their tails, they are

…?

HAPPY

• The body plan of a sponge is __________.

– Radial Symmetry– Bilateral Symmetry– Asymmetry

slugs

The phylum Mollusca includes:

slugs

clams

flukes

SPONGES• All animals except _______________ have

nerves.

Mollusks can live ….?

• In the ocean

• In fresh water habitats

• on land

ALL THREE PLACES

annelid worms

Another name for earthworms is…?

SYMMETRY

Bilateral symmetry – two similar halves

Radial symmetry – having a body organized around the center, like spokes on a tire

vertebrates

If they have a backbone and skull, they must be a ….?

estivation

In the summer, an animal enters this state of reduced activity.

pheromonesAnts and other insects communicate by releasing

these chemicals.

territory

An area that is occupied by one

animal or group of animals and from

which other members of the

species are excluded.

Evolutionary Tree1. Which phylum is oldest?

2. Is the Tasmanian Devil closer to the wallaby or the dog?

3. What phylum is most closely related to the chicken?