Characteristics of Animal

What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

• Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.

• Invertebrates live in water and vertebrates do not.

• Invertebrates have a backbone and vertebrates do not.

• Invertebrates are smaller than vertebrates.

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Humans are vertebrates.

• True
• False

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I am warm blooded, covered in feathers and I lay eggs. What am I?

• Reptile

• Amphibian

• Mammal

• Bird

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I am cold blooded, covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs. What am I?

• Fish

• Mammal

• Reptile

• Amphibian

What covering does this animal have?

• scales

• feathers

• fur

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An animal might have thick fur because it

• helps the animal move

• helps the animal stay warm

• scares other animals

• makes the animal heavy

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If an animal has to chase and catch its food , the animal probably has

• strong legs

• a furry tail

• small ears

• a long tongue

Survive means to _________

• stay alive

• a habitat

• external

• characteristic

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Animal characteristics are the things that make one animal different than another.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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What is the mouth of a bird called?

• Nose

• Head

• Beak

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