Animal Classification Quiz

Brooke made a list of organisms and classified them into two groups, What would be the best titles for these groups?

Group 1: fish, amphibians, reptile

Group 2: mollusks, arthropods, insects

• Group 1: Exoskeleton

  Group 2: Endoskeleton

• Group 1: Vertebrates

  Group 2: Invertebrates

• Group 1: Mammals

  Group 2: Invertebrates

• Group 1: Invertebrates

  Group 2: Endoskeleton

Which two types of animals share these characteristics?

warm-blooded

breathe with lungs

vertebrates

• fish and amphibians

• mammals and fish

• reptiles and birds

• birds and mammals

Which two types of animals share these characteristics?

cold-blooded

hatch from eggs

born with gills

• insect and fish

• amphibians and reptiles

• fish and amphibians

• reptiles and insects

Groups of Animals

Group 1: giraffe, elephant, tiger

Group 2: penguin, ostrich, eagle

Group 3: crocodile, alligator, lizard

Group 4: flea, butterfly, bee

Group 5: tree frog, toad, salamander

Which group of animals contains warm-blooded vertebrates that lay eggs and have feathers?

• Group 1

• Group 3

• Group 5

• Group 2

Scientists sort animals into two groups, vertebrate and invertebrate. They discovered a new organism. Its babies are born alive, drink milk from the mother's body, and have fur on their bodies. They are warm-blooded and breathe with lungs. How would these animals be classified?

• as a vertebrate and a reptile

• as a vertebrate and a fish

• as a vertebrate and a mammal

• as an invertebrate and a mammal

I have dry scales, am cold blooded, lay leathery shelled eggs, and have a vertebrate. What am I?

• a bird

• a fish

• a mammal

• a reptile

I am cold blooded and live both on land and water. I have moist skin, a backbone and lay jelly coated eggs in the water. What am I?

• A reptile

• An amphibian

• A mammal

• A fish

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 of these is NOT a vertebrate?

• Grasshopper

• Penguin

• Salamander

• Mouse

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A(n) _____________ is an invertebrate that has jointed legs, a body with two or more sections, and a hard outer covering.

• Exoskeleton

• Vertebrate

• mammal

• arthropod