Vertebrates RAZ Kids

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 things, but invertebrates are nonliving things.

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

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Which statement is true?

• All vertebrates are animals.

• All animals are vertebrates.

• No vertebrates 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?

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Which detail 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?

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

• fish

• birds

• reptiles

• amphibians

Butterfly is related to land and air in the same way that amphibian is related to ___________.

• water

• air and water

• land

• land and water

Which label belongs in the blank box in the skeleton diagram?

• tusk

• skull

• backbone

• tail

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How can you tell if an animal is a vertebrate?

• It has a spine.

• It has eyes.

• It has a mouth.

• It has legs and feet.

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