Classification of Animals and Plants

Crabs, starfish, and worms are considered to be

• crustaceans

• predators

• vertebrates

• invertebrates

Which of these organisms is a vertebrate?

• dolphin

• sponge

• snail

• scorpion

What do we call trees that lose their leaves?

• evergreen

• non-vascular

• deciduous

• non-woody

Hollow bones, warm-blooded, nest building, all describe what type of animal?

• Birds

• Mammals

• Amphibians

• Reptiles

Hair or fur, nurses their offspring, 4-chambered hearts, all describe what group of animals?

• Fish

• Reptiles

• Birds

• Mammals

Thin skin, lays eggs in water, can live on land or in water, describes what group of animals?

• Birds

• Fish

• Amphibians

• Mammals

Animals that do not have backbones are known as

• vertebrates

• nonflowering

• invertebrates

• flowering

How do scientists classify humans?

• As vertebrates and mammals

• As invertebrates and mammals

• As vertebrates and amphibians

• As invertebrates and amphibians

Lions are considered to be...

• fish

• reptiles

• mammals

• birds

Which of these is a vertebrate?

• lobster

• alligator

• butterfly

• bumblebee

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