Living things, classification, vertebrates and invertebrates

An animal's qualities are listed below:

ANIMAL'S QUALITIES

● Moist skin

● Has four legs

● Lays eggs

● Breathes with lungs and gills

● Cold blooded

What type of animal is described in the box?

• amphibian

• fish

• mammal

• reptile

• bird

Which vertebrate is ectothermic (cold-blooded)?

• bird

• dolphin

• human

• lizard

Insects, sponges, flat worms, and mollusks all belong to which group?

• vertebrate

• invertebrate

• endothermic

• vascular

Arthropods have an outer covering called a(n)_________

• endoskeleton
• bones
• exoskeleton
• armor

Which invertebrate phyla have a thick muscular foot for movement or to open and close their shells?

• Mollusks

• Echinoderms

• Arthropods

• Segmented worms

Which group of vertebrates possesses gills, two sets of paired fins, and is generally adapted to living in water?

• fish

• reptiles

• mammals

• amphibians

Animals that are warm blooded, have body hair, and produce milk for their young are grouped into which of the following classes?

• amphibians

• mammals

• birds

• reptiles

What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

• Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.

• Invertebrates live in water and vertebrates do not.

• Invertebrates have a backbone and vertebrates do not.

• Invertebrates are smaller than vertebrates.

Which of the following questions could we ask to distinguish a mammal, such as a spider monkey, from a reptile, such as a crocodile?

• Does the animal have four limbs?

• Does the animal lay eggs to reproduce?

• Does the animal consume food for energy?

• Does the animal have a backbone?

I have a hard exoskeleton, a segmented body, pairs of jointed appendages, and live on land and water.  I am a crab.  What is my phylum?

• Mollusk
• Arthropod
• Echinoderm
• Cnidarian