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  • What is an important part of scientific investigations?
    Observation
  • Invertebrates are animals with no _____________.
    backbones
  • Radio transmitters help scientists study animals by
    monitoring their sleeping habits
    tracking their movements, locations, and behaviors
    watching what they hunt
    monitoring their body temperatures
  • The burrowing owl can ___________like a rattlesnake's rattle to scare off others.
    hiss
  • Animals in the wild often use behaviors to help them
    clean themselves
    avoid danger and find food
    keep clear of humans
    find a safe place to sleep
  • What do scientists believe that cats are doing when they scratch furniture and scratching posts?
    Communicating with other cats
    trying to find food
    revenge on their owners
    sharpening their claws
  • Amphibians can...
    lay eggs in water
    All are correct
    breathe through their skin
    live on land and in water
  • Cloning is taking the cells from one__________________ and using them to create another identical one.
    living organism
  • What makes our nose so flexible?
    Cartilage
  • In the year 2012 it was reported people owned over 164 million pets.
    True
  • Amphibians are _________________ animals with backbones (vertebrates).
    cold-blooded
  • Some animals, hyenas for example hunt in groups called...
    packs
  • Most mammals are warm blooded.
    False
    True
  • Only humans can use tools.
    False
  • The female of which of the following eats its mate?
    gecko
    burrowing owl
    hairstreak butterfly
    praying mantis
  • Animals might do crazy dances, sing songs, give off certain smells, all to attract a mate.
    True
  • Caecilians don't ...
    have any legs
    have a backbone
    live in the water
    lay eggs
  • Hyenas and vultures are called...
    scavengers
  • Cats scratch posts to tell others they have been there.
    True
  • Children or adults with life-threating conditions can be partnered with dogs who are trained to recognize changes in
    the weather
    home temperatures
    their human's body chemistry
    neighborhood sounds and smells
  • Name an animal that changes its color.
    Chameleon
  • Service dogs help people who have disabilities, but don't work well for combat veterans.
    False
  • Crabs, spiders, starfish, worms, jellyfish, and sponges are all ____________________.
    Invertebrates
  • Birds are mammals.
    True
    False
  • Scavengers are animals that eat animals that are already
    dead
  • Some jellyfish glow beautiful colors this is a chemical reaction in animals called____________________.
    Bioluminescence
  • The smallest mammal is a bat the size of a _______________.
    bumblebee
  • Anthropologists and archeologists study the history of cultures believe that dogs have been pets for at least
    14,000 years
  • Animal packs act like _______________ when it comes to dinner time.
    friends
    enemies
    family
    strangers
  • Embryology is the study of...
    the early stages of life.
  • How does the American avocet protect its eggs when a predator is near?
    It sounds like a rattlesnake.
    It shows its dewlap.
    It pretends to have a broken wing.
    It eats its mate.
  • What is the largest mammal?
    The Blue Whale (about 80 feet long)
  • Porcupines and skunks deal with predators the same way.
    False
  • Birds are mammals.
    True
    False