Classification of Animals

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

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NGSS.4-LS1-1

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

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NGSS.3-LS2-1

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

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NGSS.3-LS4-2

A student sorts animals into groups. He draws the animals in one group.

Which animal should the student remove from this group?

• fox

• bear

• hawk

• mouse

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NGSS.3-LS2-1

NGSS.3-LS4-3

Which features can a scientist use to identify an amphibian? Select 3

• has a backbone

• has no backbone

• has smooth, moist skin

• has scales or plates on skin

• breathes first with gills and then with lungs

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NGSS.4-LS1-1

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