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.