Animal Unit Review Game! Created for Mrs. Stout’s 6th Grade Science Students

Phase 1 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question is worth 1 point.

1. Which characteristic is NOT true of animals? A. They are multicellular B. They make their own food C. They usually reproduce sexually D. They have tissues

B. They make their own food

2. Living in groups A. attracts predators B. helps animals find food C. helps prey spot predators D. All of the above

D. All of the above

3. Warning coloration is A. a kind of camouflage B. always black and white C. a way to warn predators to stay away D. always a sign that an animal is poisonous to eat

C. a way to warn predators to stay away

4. Some birds use Earth’s magnetic field A. to attract mates B. to set their biological clocks C. to navigate D. to defend their territory

C. to navigate

5. To defend against predators, an animal might use A. camouflage B. toxins C. warning coloration D. All of the above

D. All of the above

6. _____ is NOT an example of how animals might deal with food shortage A. Migration C. Social Behavior B. Estivation D. Hibernation

C. Social Behavior

7. All _______ lack a skull and a backbone A. vertebrates C. multicellular organisms B. eukaryotes D. invertebrates

D. invertebrates

8. Which statement about communication between animals is NOT true? A. Animals use it to find mates B. It helps animals avoid enemies C. It helps animals to find food D. It occurs only between members of the same species

D. It occurs only between members of the same species

9. All animals are A. producers C. consumers B. decomposers D. Both A and B

C. consumers

10. Which of the following colors would most likely be found on a poisonous animal? A. blue C. brown B. green D. orange

D. orange

11. Innate behaviors are influenced by A. environment C. genes B. experiences D. observation

C. genes

12. Which of the following is a learned behavior? A. a person’s tendency to speak B. a puppy’s tendency to chew C. a person’s use of a specific language D. a baby’s tendency to walk

C. a person’s use of a specific language

13. When birds fly south for the winter and return north for the summer, they are A. hibernating C. estivating B. migrating D. just exercising

B. migrating

14. Surviving on stored body fat, decreased body temperature, and inactivity during the winter describes a seasonal behavior called A. migration C. estivation B. hibernation D. navigation

B. hibernation

15. Which of the following animals experience estivation? A. desert squirrels C. bears B. butterflies D. salmon

A. desert squirrels

16. Which of the following activities is controlled by circadian rhythm? A. storing food for the winter B. waking up at the same time every day C. flying south for the winter D. sleeping through the winter

B. waking up at the same time every day

17. Which of the following cycles is controlled by a biological clock? A. mating in the spring C. hibernating B. migrating D. all of the above

D. all of the above

18. Jet lag is a result of A. being too excited to sleep B. a seasonal biological clock C. circadian rhythms D. estivation

C. circadian rhythms

19. When dogs prick up their ears and wag their tails, they are A. doing a courtship dance B. defending their territory C. using body language to display that they are happy D. trying to frighten a predator

C. using body language to display that they are happy

20. An animal uses signals to A. influence another animal’s behavior B. attract a mate C. avoid predators D. All of the above

D. All of the above

Phase 2 Fill-in-the-blank Questions. Each question is worth 2 points.

21. All animals are ___________________________________ and have eukaryotic cells.

multicellular

22. A collection of similar cells is known as a ____________________________.

tissue

23. Most animals have _________________________, which are combinations of two or more tissues.

organs

24. An organism that eats other organisms is a ___________________________.

consumer

25. ___________________________________ occurs when a signal travels from one animal to another, and the receiver of the signal responds in some way.

Communication