Vertebrates Tests

What do all vertebrates have in common?

• backbone

• warm-bloodedness

• same number of limbs

• same type of skin

How would you classify an animal that has feathers, hollow bones, and a beak and lays eggs?

• an amphibian

• a bird

• a mammal

• a reptile

Which organism has scales?

• amphibian

• protist

• fish

• human

The picture shows a snail.

• The snail is a vertebrate because it has scaly skin.

• The snail is a vertebrate because it has a hard shell.

• The snail is an invertebrate because it does not have a backbone.

• The snail is an invertebrate because it can breathe through its skin.

Which of the following describes a mammal?

• an animal with an exoskeleton that reproduces very quickly

• a cold-blooded animal that lives on land

• a warm-blooded animal that supplies its young with milk

• a feathered animal that lays eggs

A plant is classified as being vascular if

• it produces flowers.

• it produces seeds.

• it uses the sun to create energy for itself.

• it has tubes throughout that carry water and nutrients.

What do cherry trees produce that helps scientists classify them?

• flowers and cones

• flowers and seeds

• leaves and spores

• leaves and cones

Paul walked home from school and passed a small garden full of purple flowers. Down the road, he saw the same purple flowers growing on a different piece of land. Which best explains why the same type of flowers were growing so far apart?

• 
  Bees pollinated the flowers to make them bloom.

• The seeds of the flowers broke from their hard shell.

• Pollen traveled to the parts of the flowers that make seeds.

• Seeds from the flowers blew or were carried to a different location.

What is the function of vascular tissue in plants?

• carry out photosynthesis

• anchor the plant to the ground

• transport water and nutrients

• attract insects for pollination

Which of the following would be most closely related to an orange?

• pine cone

• 
  mushroom

• apple

• fern