Animal Organisms Review

What characteristics do alligators, manatees and panthers have in common?

• They all eat only plants.

• They all lay eggs in the water.

• They all have a backbone.

• They all give birth to live young.

Which organism is classified as a vertebrate?

• Crab

• Starfish

• Snail

• Butterfly

• Eagle

Which animal group does a Lizard belong to?

• Amphibian

• Fish

• Reptile

What type of animal spends its entire life under water, has fins, and breathes using gills

• amphibian
• fish
• bird
• reptile

What is the only type of animal that has feathers?

• bird
• mammal
• amphibian
• reptiles

Which type of animal goes through a metamorphosis (body change)? (Think of the frog!)

• bird

• mammal

• reptile

• amphibian

Which of the following animals classify as vertebrates (have a backbone)?

• birds only

• reptiles only

• reptiles and birds but not mammals and fish

• mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds

1. What is an adaptation?

• A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
• The food that an animal eats.
• How energy moves in a food web.

How do adaptations help animals?

• To hide from predators
• to hunt for food
• to survive in their habitats
• All of these are correct

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An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings

• Environment 
• Mimicry
• Camouflage

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