Science Test - Understanding Animal Design

What does a whale use to breathe?

• Gills
• Lungs
• Blowholes

A layer of what is trapped near the bird's skin insulating it to keep it warm?

• Scales
• Air

• Fur

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A dead-leaf butterfly disguising itself as a leaf is an example of what?

• Disguise
• Adaptation
• Costumes

• Camouflage

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A nymph does what several times before becoming an adult insect?

• hatches
• flies
• eats
• molts

What bird is less likely to become extinct than a penguin?

• Ostrich

• Peacock

• Eagle

What kind of bird is an eagle?

• Bird of prey
• Flightless bird
• Songbird
• Water bird

Where are a bird's ears located?

• On their wings
• On the side of its head

• Inside its head

• On their beaks

What kind of animal is a spider?

• Reptile
• Insect

• Bird
• Arthropod

What kind of bodies were fish and birds designed?

• Streamlined

• Exoskeletons

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What kind of class of vertebrates is a penguin?

• Bird

• Reptile

• Mammal

• Amphibian

• Fish