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WorksheetsAnimal and Plant Classification
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The main groups of vertebrates are
a)
mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
b)
Mammals, marsupials, monotremes and birds
c)
mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians
d)
mammals, reptiles and amphibians
2.
Which vertebrate groups are warm blooded (have a constant body temperature)
a)
only mammals and birds
b)
mammals, birds and reptiles
c)
only mammals
d)
all vertebrates are warm blooded
3.
Which group of vertebrates is found only in water?
a)
Fish
b)
Crustaceans
c)
Amphibians
d)
Fish and amphibians
4.
Which vertebrate groups lay eggs
a)
Birds and fish only
b)
Birds and amphibians only
c)
Birds only
d)
Birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
5.
Which group of vertebrates feeds its young milk (with mammary glands)
a)
mammals
b)
both mammals and birds
c)
reptiles
d)
amphibians
6.
Which vertebrate groups have skin with scales?
a)
Only fish
b)
Only reptiles
c)
Both fish and reptiles
d)
Fish, reptiles and amphibians
7.
Another name for a backbone
a)
invertebrae
b)
humerus
c)
femur
d)
vertebrae
8.
A tortoise belongs to the following group of vertebrates
a)
Reptiles
b)
Amphibians
c)
Fish
d)
None of these groups because it has a hard exoskeleton
9.
Sharks belong to which group of vertebrates?
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibians
d)
Invertebrates
10.
Dolphins belong to which group of vertebrates?
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibians
d)
Reptiles
11.
Are birds warm or cold blooded?
a)
warm
b)
cold
12.
What is an example of an amphibian ?
a)
Lizard
b)
Iguana
c)
Platipus
d)
Tadpole
13.
Is the picture a vertebrate or invertebrate?
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
14.
Which of the following has an exoskeleton?
a)
Foxes
b)
Birds
c)
Lobsters
d)
Fish
15.
Is this animal an invertebrate or a vertebrate?
a)
Invertebrate
b)
Vertebrate
16.
What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Bird
c)
Reptile
d)
Mammal
17.
I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs. What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibian
d)
Reptile
18.
My body is warm and covered in feathers. I lay eggs which hatch into chickens. What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Amphibian
c)
Mammal
d)
Bird
19.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
20.
Which animal below is a mammal?
a)
turtle
b)
snake
c)
pelican
d)
bear
21.
What has fur/hair
a)
Mammal
b)
Bird
c)
reptile
d)
fish
22.
I have dry and rough skin, lay eggs, breathe with lungs, and am ectothermic (cold-blooded). What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Mammals
c)
Amphibians
d)
Reptiles
23.
Which is true about the young of all of the animals pictured?
a)
They were born alive.
b)
They were hatched from eggs.
c)
They do not look like their parents.
d)
They began life swimming in water.
24.
Which of the following is the MOST important reason that scientists classify living things?
a)
It allows scientists to count groups of organisms quickly.
b)
It makes it easier for scientists to capture organisms in the wild.
c)
It helps scientists see how organisms are alike or different.
d)
It shows scientists why organisms act the way they do.
25.
Which animal is an invertebrate?
a)
pelican
b)
shark
c)
snake
d)
ladybug
26.
Three animals shown below are reptiles and one is a mammal. Which animal is a mammal?
a)
Turtle
b)
Lizard
c)
Mouse
d)
Crocodile
27.
Which of these is not a plant?
a)
evergreen
b)
flower
c)
wheat
d)
mushroom
28.
Which statement is true for ALL of these animals?
a)
They all hatch from eggs
b)
They all have the same body covering.
c)
They are all mammals.
d)
They all live only in water.
29.
How is a fish different from a jellyfish?
a)
A fish has a backbone.
b)
A fish is in the animal kingdom.
c)
A fish can reproduce.
d)
A fish lives in water.
30.
Trees, wild flowers, and grasses are all considered to be
a)
vascular plants
b)
nonvascular plants
c)
woody plants
d)
non-woody plants
31.
What do ferns have that apple trees do not have?
a)
stems
b)
roots
c)
flowers
d)
spores
32.
Redwood trees can grow to be very tall. They can grow so tall because they are
a)
vascular
b)
deciduous
c)
nonvascular
d)
flowering
33.
Which of the following sea animals would be classified as an invertebrate?
a)
sailfish
b)
squid
c)
shark
d)
seal
34.
A frog is a vertebrate that can also be classified as
a)
an amphibian
b)
a fish
c)
a reptile
d)
an arthropod
35.
Why do scientists classify plants and animals?
a)
To sort them by color
b)
To sort them in groups based on similar characteristics
c)
To show how animals and plants are different.
d)
To show how animals and plants are the same.
36.
Scientists classify plants by:
a)
How they use photosynthesis
b)
How they reproduce
c)
How they transport water
d)
How they transport water and reproduce
37.
Plants reproduce through:
a)
seeds
b)
cones
c)
spores
d)
all of the above
38.
This tree is coniferous, or an evergreen, because:
a)
It loses its leaves in the winter
b)
It reproduces through spores
c)
It does not lose its leaves in the winter
d)
It reproduces through seeds
39.
These plants are gymnosperms because
a)
they reproduce through cones
b)
they are coniferous
c)
their seeds are visible
d)
all of the above
40.
These plants are angiosperms because
a)
They reproduce through seeds
b)
They reproduce through cones
c)
They reproduce through spores
d)
They are actually gymnosperms
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