Vertebrates/Invertebrates

What are vertebrates?

• animals with body parts in segments

• animals with spiny skin

• animals with backbones

• animals with no backbones

Which of the following helps all mammal species survive?

• Mammals have feathers to help them fly.

• Mammals can breathe underwater.

• Mammals produce milk to feed their young.

• all of these

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Birds, lizards, and amphibians are very different groups of animals. However, these groups share some qualities that help them survive. Which of the following is an example of such a quality?

• a) Birds, lizards, and amphibians reproduce by laying eggs.

• b) Birds, lizards, and amphibians have fur to keep their bodies warm.

• c) Birds, lizards, and amphibians produce milk to feed their young.

• d) all of these

Which of the following sentences can describe a vertebrate animal?

• A vertebrate animal does not have a backbone and can have scales.

• A vertebrate animal has a backbone and can have scales.

• A vertebrate animal has a backbone and can have an exoskeleton.

• A vertebrate animal does not have a backbone and can have an exoskeleton.

A girl sees the animal shown below in a pond by her house. This animal has moist skin with no scales and lives in the water. It has lungs but not gills. What kind of animal did Jenny see?

• a) a reptile

• b) an amphibian

• c) an animal that has a backbone

• d) an animal that does not have a backbone

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Which of these animals is NOT a reptile?

• a legless animal with a flexible jaw

• a relative of the lizard that swallows food whole

• a cold-blooded vertebrate with scales

• an animal that breathes underwater and lives in the ocean

A platypus is a mammal even though it _________________

• breathes through gills, not lungs.

• never has fur or hair.

• does not give birth to live young.

• is cold-blooded.

Vertebrates that can live in the water and on land, lay soft eggs in the water, as adults live on land, and are cold blooded are called

• Reptiles
• Amphibians
• Fish
• Mammals

What do each of these animals have in common?

• They are vertebrates.

• They are invertebrates.

• They belong to the plant kingdom.

• They are autotrophs.

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Which of the following would be classified as a vertebrate?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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