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WorksheetsVertebrates
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
There are five categories of vertebrates. Which one is not a vertebrate?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Arthropods
d)
Reptiles
2.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
3.
What is the scientific word for warm-blooded?
a)
warmtherm
b)
ectotherm
c)
thermal
d)
endotherm
4.
My body is covered with hair or fur, I have live babies, and I maintain a constant body temperature. What am I?
a)
Bird
b)
Reptile
c)
Mammal
d)
Echinoderm
5.
I live part of my life in water, leave, then return to the water. What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Arthropod
c)
Reptile
d)
Amphibian
6.
What kind of animal changes their temperature with the environment?
a)
Mammal
b)
Ectotherm
c)
Endotherm
d)
Bird
7.
Species of the same __________ can cross-breed
a)
Family
b)
Class
c)
Kingdom
d)
Genus
8.
How much does a lion have to eat?
a)
It's weight every seven to ten days
b)
One bird a week
c)
A lot of fruits
d)
Twice its weight every two days
9.
This type of animal usually has flat, broad teeth. What animal is it?
a)
Carnivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Herbivore
10.
What is one way an endotherm keeps his body warm?
a)
Jogging
b)
Sweating
c)
Shivering
d)
Hiding
11.
Which of these is a reptile?
a)
Eagle
b)
Shark
c)
Chimpanzee
d)
Iguana
12.
What scientist studies animals?
a)
Zoologist
b)
Meteorologist
c)
Biologist
d)
Chemist
13.
How do we determine the scientific name of an animal?
a)
Kingdom and phylum
b)
Genus and species
c)
Class and species
d)
Family and class
14.
What covers a reptile and a fish's body?
a)
Scales
b)
Fur/hair
c)
Feathers
d)
Spines
15.
What is it called when an animal moves to a warmer or colder area for the season?
a)
Hibernation
b)
Dormancy
c)
Migration
d)
Burrowing
16.
Where would you place an independent variable on a graph?
a)
The y-axis
b)
The x-axis
c)
In a chart
d)
On top of the graph
17.
What happens when an ectothermic animal gets cold?
a)
It shivers
b)
It exercises
c)
It slows down
d)
It eats more
18.
Where would you place the dependent variable on a graph
a)
Above the graph
b)
In the graph
c)
The x-axis
d)
the y-axis
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