JDES Classifying Animals

Which of the following animals has an exoskeleton?

• a crab

• a frog

• an alligator

• an elephant

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

To which major animal group do hawks belong?

• fish

• birds

• reptiles

• mammals

What type of animal is a whale?

• amphibian

• fish

• mammal

• reptile

Which of the following organisms is a vertebrate?

• insect

• sponge

• monkey

• earthworm

Which of the following types of animals has lungs, moist skin, and lays eggs in the water?

• amphibians

• birds

• fish

• reptiles

Which of the following is a characteristic of

reptiles?

• gills

• moist slimy skin

• skin with scales

• warm-blooded

Which of the following sentences is true of reptiles and amphibians?

• Amphibians have live young and reptiles hatch from eggs.

• Amphibians live only on land and reptiles live only in water.

• Amphibians have moist skin and reptiles have dry scales.

• Amphibians do not have backbones and reptiles do.

Which of the following animals is a reptile?

• salamander

• toad

• frog

• alligator

What do all mammals have in common?

• four legs

• gills

• fur or hair

• feathers or scales

How are the life cycles of reptiles and birds alike?

• Their young are born underwater.

• Both lay eggs to produce young.

• Their young grow in cocoons.

• Both give birth to live young.