Life Science

Which of the following are not vertebrates?

• lion

• cow

• catfish

• jellyfish

Animals that live on land are called?

• terrestrial animals

• aquatic animals

• land-lovers

• mammals

Amphibians breathe with _________ as young and with__________as adults.

• lungs, gills

• gills, lungs

• lungs, lungs

• gills, gills

What is a true difference between terrestrial and aquatic animals?

• Terrestrial animals have a backbone and aquatic animals do not.

• Aquatic animals only breathe with gills and terrestrial animals only breathe with lungs.

• Terrestrial animals tend to have more dense bones than aquatic animals.

• Terrestrial animals are cold-blooded and aquatic are warm-blooded.

Which is not a characteristic of an invertebrate?

• They lack brains or have simple brains.

• They are only live in the water.

• They often have hard outer coverings.

• They do not have backbones.

What are characteristics of birds that allow them to fly?

• Feathers

• Hollow and light bones

• Joints that bend

• Flexible bones

Birds __________ are a unique adaptions that helps them eat.

• wings

• feathers

• beaks

• eyes

How is a giraffe's tongue adapted to help it survive?

• The tongue is rough so it doesn't get injured.

• The tongue is long to help it bend and pull leaves off thorny branches.

• The tongue is short and strong.

• The tip is dark to help prevent sunburn.

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What can happen to an animal when the environment changes?

• They could die.

• They might be forced to move locations.

• They may develop adaptations to help them change to the environment.

• They make the environment change.

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Pick one animal you have learned about and share its characteristics and adaptations.