SCReady Practice Questions

Which of the following would be classified as a learned behavior?

• Peacocks courting

• A robin building a nest

• A lion hunting

• A turtle returning to the ocean

Which of the following would be classified as an instinct?

• A learned behavior

• Grouping to gain protection

• Something taught to an animal

• A behavior an animal does not need to learn

Which of the following is classified as an inherited behavior?

• A baby bird bobbing its head for food

• A lion hunting

• A dog doing tricks

• Disliking the taste of lima beans

Which statement describes an endothermic animal?

• When the animal is cold, it lies in the sun to warm its body temperature.

• When the animal is cold, it shivers to warm up.

• When the animal is cold, it moves to a warmer place.

• When the animal is cold, it becomes sluggish.

Which of these animals is ectothermic?

• Rabbit

• Dog

• Robin

• Salamander

Which animal lassos its prey and paralyzes it with stinging cells?

• Sponge

• Lobster

• Jellyfish

• Fish

How do sponges obtain food?

• Filter it from the water.

• Grab it with sharp teeth.

• Pry it apart with tube feet.

• They use their mouth with jointed appendages.

Which of the following is a good example of an animal using camouflage to protect itself?

• All water buffalo look alike.

• An Io Moth has spots that look like the eyes of an owl.

• A male cardinal is bright red, and the female is a pale red.

• A leafy sea dragon has appendages that look like the plants in which it hides.

What kind of animal is born in water but lives on land as an adult?

• Reptile

• Mammal

• Amphibian

• Fish

What does it mean to be an invertebrate?

• To have a backbone.

• To live in water.

• To have no backbone.

• To be able to fly.