Animals Classification

Which of these animals is a vertebrate?

• Spider

• Snail

• Worm

• Cat

An animal has fur and feeds milk to its young. How should this animal be classified?

• As an invertebrate

• As an amphibian

• As a mammal

• As a reptile

Which statement is true about vertebrates?

• Vertebrates do not have a backbone

• Most of the animals on Earth are vertebrates

• Vertebrates have backbones

• Vertebrates only live on land

Which of these is NOT a vertebrate?

• Grasshopper

• Penguin

• Salamander

• Mouse

How do scientists classify humans?

• As vertebrates and as amphibians

• As invertebrates and as mammals

• As vertebrates and as mammals

• As vascular and as mammals

A student develops a model for grouping animals that she observes in a park.

What are MOST LIKELY the names of the animal groups?

• fish and reptiles

• reptiles and birds

• fish and mammals

• reptiles and amphibians

A student draws three animals.

Which characteristics can the student use to classify the animals?

• no backbone, live in water, lay eggs

• backbone, live on land, breathe with lungs

• no backbone, scales on skin, breathe with gills

• backbone, smooth skin, breathe with gills and lungs

A student finds the following animals in his garden: frog, snake, snail, and lizard.

He classifies the snail in one group and the other animals in a second group.

Which are the student's groups?

• amphibians, reptiles

• invertebrates, reptiles

• invertebrates, vertebrates

• animals with gills, animals with lungs

Which animal is a bird?
Animal 1: backbone/feathers/warm-blooded
Animal 2: backbone/scales/gills/cold-blooded
Animal 3: cold-blooded
Animal 4: backbone/hair

• Animal 1
• Animal 2
• Animal 3
• Animal 4

Asia keeps seeing a small animal in her backyard.  She observed the animal has a backbone, four legs and a long tail, and its body is covered with scales.  What is the classification for this animal?

• bird
• mammal
• reptile
• amphibian