Life Science Chapter 2

What do you call an animal with a backbone?

• insect
• vertebrate
• invertebrate
• arthropod

What is the string of separate bones that fit together to protect the main nerve cord called?

• classify
• backbone
• skeleton
• mollusk

Animals without backbones are called ___________________.

• vertebrates
• mammals
• reptiles
• invertebrates

Which of these animals is NOT an invertebrate?

• insect
• worm
• sponge
• bird

Which of these animals is NOT a vertebrate?

• sponge
• mammal
• fish
• amphibian

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What do you call an invertebrate with three body sections and six legs?

• sponge
• jelly
• insect
• worm

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Which vertebrate lives in water and has fins, scales, and gills?

• mammal
• bird
• fish
• amphibian

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Which vertebrate begins life in the water with gills and then grows legs and lungs and lives on land?

• mammal
• amphibian
• reptile
• bird

Which vertebrate has hard, not slimy, scales and lays eggs with a tough shell?

• fish
• reptile
• amphibian
• mammal

Which vertebrate has feathers, legs covered with scales, and wings?

• bird
• mammal
• reptile
• amphibian