Vertebrates/Invertebrates

What are the two main categories that animals are grouped into?

• mammals and amphibians

• land animals and water animals

• invertebrates and vertebrates

• animals that breathe using lungs and animals that breathe using gills

What do reptiles and mammals have in common?

• They both give birth to live young.

• They both breathe using lungs.

• They both are cold-blooded animals.

• They both have fur.

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Your teacher asks you to identify a mystery animal based on only a few traits. What is the animal?

• amphibian

• reptile

• bird

• mammal

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What is a difference between amphibians and fish?

• Amphibians live in the water, and fish live on land.

• Amphibians are cold-blooded, and fish are warm-blooded.

• Fish have scales, and amphibians have smooth skin.

• Fish lay eggs, and amphibians give birth to live young.

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Why are vertebrates able to grow bigger than invertebrates?

• Vertebrates live on land, and invertebrates live in water.

• Vertebrates do not have a backbone to support them while invertebrates have backbones.

• Vertebrates live longer than invertebrates.

• Vertebrates have a backbone to support their bodies, and invertebrates do not have backbones.

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Which of the following are examples of invertebrates?

• tree frogs

• bumblebee

• angel fish

• flatworm

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Arthropods are the largest group of animals on earth. Which of the following traits define an arthropod?

• soft body with protective shell, feet to move on land

• segmented body, hard exoskeleton, jointed legs

• bilateral symmetry, organized based on shape, breathe through pores on skin

• spiny skin, bilateral symmetry, do not move as adults

Which of the following is an example of a cnidarian?

• clam

• star fish

• spider

• sea anemone

• snail

What group of invertebrates does this octopus belong to?

• mollusk

• cnidaria

• arthropod

• echinoderm

Which animal is most closely related to a sea star?

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