Shared Animal Characteristics

Which of the following organisms is a vertebrate?

• insect

• sponge

• monkey

• earthworm

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which term describes an animal without a

backbone?

• chordate

• invertebrate

• protozoan

• vertebrate

The process of organizing living organisms into groups based on shared characteristics.

• Classification

• Herbivore

• Endangered

• Nocturnal

A warm-blooded vertebrate animal characterized by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of the young, and (typically) giving birth to live young.

• Mammal

• Carnivore

• Hibernation

• Migration

An animal that eats both plants and animals.

• Omnivore

• Competition

• Diurnal

• Ecosystem

Which of the following is a characteristic shared by all mammals?

• They lay eggs

• They have feathers

• They produce milk

• They have scales

What is a common characteristic of all amphibians?

• They have dry, scaly skin

• They can live both in water and on land

• They have feathers

• They are warm-blooded

Which of the following is a shared characteristic of all birds?

• They can fly

• They have feathers

• They have teeth

• They are nocturnal

What characteristic is shared by all reptiles?

• They have moist skin

• They give birth to live young

• They have scales

• They have feathers

Which of the following is a shared characteristic of all fish?

• They have lungs

• They have scales

• They are warm-blooded

• They have feathers