Apologia Zoology 3: Lesson 3 Test

Apologia Zoology 3: Lesson 3 Test

Date ______Name ______

Apologia Zoology 3: Lesson 3 Test

1. The Latin word for bear is ______.

2. The Latin word for weasel is ______.

3. A plantigrade is an animal that ______

______

4. What bear is most likely to be found in tropical forests of Southeast Asia?

a)grizzly bear

b)panda bear

c)sun bear

d)brown bear

5. What bear can swim very well?

a)panda bear

b)polar bear

c)sun bear

d)black bear

6. Name two differences between brown bears and black bears:

1) ______

______

2) ______

______

7. What is not a way otters use their stomachs?

a)as a table

b)as a crib

c)as a workplace

d)as a food trap

8. What is a baby raccoon called?

a)a romp

b)a pup

c)a kit

d)a holt

9. Which animals are more likely to have rabies?

a)raccoons

b)skunks

10. What has caused pandas to be endangered?

______

11. Which of these is NOT something sun bears like to eat?

a)leaves

b)termites

c)honey

d)worms

12. Name one thing you should do if you see a bear:

______

______

13. Which is not a color of fur a bear would have?

a)gold

b)black

c)gray

d)brown

14. A group of otters is called a:

a)romp

b)mephit

c)holt

d)pride

15. What is special about a prehensile tail?

______

16. Name one reason a bear would stand on its hind legs:

______

17. Which of these are bears not hunted for?

a)fur

b)gall bladder

c)teeth

d)pituitary gland

18. What does a bear do as a warning?

a)growl

b)make a popping noise

c)stand on its hind legs

d)charge at you

19. A story involving a president and a black bear was the inspiration for the

______.

20. What scientific belief is NOT actually happening?

______

21. Name the thing that otters do that is unusual for most mammals:

______

22. What should you do if you see a skunk?

a)play dead

b)stand still

c)run

d)fight it

23. What animals like to steal things?

a)skunks

b)minks

c)weasels

d)raccoons

24. What needs to be looked at to determine if an animal has rabies?

a)its bones

b)its saliva

c)its brain

d)its tongue

25. Name the two states you can find sea otters:

1)______

2)______

26. How far can skunks spray?

a)10 feet

b)15 feet

c)20 feet

d)25 feet

True or False – Write T for true and F for false for the following statements

______27. All raccoons live alone.

______28. A panda’s main color is white.

______29. The word “raccoon” is from a Latin word.

______30. A bear’s strongest sense is its vision.

______31. Bears are mostly herbivores.

______32. Otters love to eat seaweed.

______33. Polar bears have white skin.

______34. Bears don’t hibernate.

______35. Pelts weren’t worth very much.

______36. Bears prefer to live alone.