Science Chapter 2 Study Guide How Animals Live

Test Questions Your test will include… multiple choice questions. true or false questions. short answer questions.

How does a pelican’s bill help it survive? It helps the bird catch fish. It helps the bird store water. It helps the bird attack other animals. It helps the bird balance when it walks.

Answer A. It helps the bird catch fish.

Body parts, such as webbed feet, are inherited, or… learned. never changed. passed on from parents to offspring not adapted to different environments.

Answer C. passed on from parents to offspring

An instinct is a behavior that animals… copy are born to do. teach each other. must learn so they can survive.

Answer B. are born to do.

Which kind of animal usually develops inside its mother? Bird Insect Mammal Amphibian

Answer C. Mammal

What do we usually call a butterfly when it is a larva? Egg Pupa Chrysalis caterpillar

Answer D. caterpillar

True or False Animals know when to hibernate, or fly south for the winter. There they can find food.

Answer False

True or False There are many more invertebrates than vertebrates.

Answer True

True or False Some animals start their lives as eggs.

Answer True

True or False A very young frog acts much like a fish.

Answer True

True or False Traits are features of animals, like fish’s gills or scales.

Answer True

Short Answer Questions Please restate the question and check your answer for proper spelling, capitalization and punctuation.

Questions Describe one similarity and one difference between a butterfly’s life cycle and a frog’s life cycle. (page 45-47) Describe 2 ways that migrating helps animals survive. (page 52)