Science Practice Test (Animal Classifications*)

What is an animal with a backbone called?

• Vertebrate

• Invertebrate

What is an animal WITHOUT a backbone called?

• Vertebrate

• Invertebrate

What type of animal is warm-blooded, covered in fur, and lives on land?

• Mammal

• Bird

What kind of animal is a cold-blooded vertebrate that breathes through it skin?

• Mammal

• Amphibian

What is a cold-blooded vertebrate that has scales called?

• Mammals

• Reptiles

What is a body part or structure that helps living things survive called?

• Adaptation

• Bird

What does it mean to arrange or group things according to traits called?

• Reptile

• Classify

What is a home or environment of an animal, plant, and reptile called?

• Bird

• Habitat

Proteins and minerals are examples of what?

• Nutrients

• Invertebrates

What is a quality or characteristic an animal has called?

• Fish

• Trait