"Vertebrates" passage Questions

What makes vertebrates different from invertebrates?

• Only invertebrates can live on land, in water, or in the air.

• Only vertebrates have a skeleton, which includes a spine.

• Vertebrates are living thins, but invertebrates are nonliving things.

• Vertebrates include all animals, and invertebrates include all plants.

Which statement is true?

• All vertebrates are animals.

• All animals are vertebrates.

• No vertebrate have backbones

• All invertebrates have backbones.

Which of these terms describes a place where bones meet?

• cartilage

• skeleton

• joint

• bone marrow

Which of these is not a kind of vertebrate?

• fish

• amphibian

• reptile

• insect

Which details is not common for most mammals?

• They have hair on their bodies.

• They produce milk for their young.

• They are cold-blooded.

• They breathe with lungs.

Which group of animals has no teeth, lays eggs that have hard shells, and usually has hollow bones?

• fish

• birds

• reptiles

• amphibians

Which group of animals is cold-blooded; has dry, scaly skin; and usually lay eggs?

• fish

• birds

• reptiles

• amphibians

Which of these animals is an invertebrate?

• F
• G
• H
• J

Which animals shown are vertebrates? (Click on each you want to select. You must select all the correct answers.)

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An example of a vertebrate is _________________

• jellyfish

• bumblebee

• coral snake

• earthworm