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WorksheetsInvertebrates vs Vertebrates
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which two groups listed are both endotherms?
a)
fish and birds
b)
birds and mammals
c)
reptiles and mammals
2.
A sea star is a member of the group called
a)
amphibians
b)
echinoderms
c)
sponges
3.
The only group of animals that begin their lives in the water breathing with gills and as adults can live on land breathing with lungs is the _________.
a)
reptiles
b)
echinoderms
c)
amphibians
4.
Choose the answer that correctly matches the vertebrate with its structural characteristics.
a)
bird: endothermic, have feathers, breathe with lungs
b)
mammal: ectothermic, have fur or hair, breathe with lungs
c)
fish: endothermic, have scales, breathe with gills
5.
Which phylum do earthworms belong to?
a)
Echinoderms
b)
Mollusca
c)
Annelida
d)
Cnidarians
6.
A lobster is an arthropod. The body of an arthropod is covered _________.
a)
by moist scales
b)
by dry scales
c)
by an exoskeleton
7.
There are 35 different phyla in the animal kingdom. 34 of these phyla are ________.
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
ectotherms
8.
Which group of characteristics describes a fish?
a)
multicellular, warm-blooded, vertebrate
b)
unicellular, cold-blooded, invertebrate
c)
multicellular, cold-blooded, vertebrate
9.
What do plants and animals have in common?
a)
They are both autotrophs.
b)
They are both heterotrophs.
c)
They respond to stimuli.
10.
Which class of animals breathes with lungs, has scales or plates for an outer covering and most lay eggs?
a)
amphibians
b)
reptiles
c)
mammals
11.
The group of invertebrates that has spiny skin for protection, arms that radiate out from a central body, and tube feet is _______.
a)
echinoderms
b)
sponges
c)
arthropods
12.
Which statement applies to ALL invertebrates?
a)
They are made of only one cell.
b)
They have no backbone.
c)
They reproduce asexually.
13.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of vertebrates?
a)
They have backbones, an internal skeleton, and muscles.
b)
They have radial symmetry and one body opening.
c)
They have a nervous system with a brain that processes information from their environment through sensory organs.
14.
Which group of invertebrates has tentacles with stinging cells that are used to stun prey?
a)
mollusks
b)
cnidarians
c)
arthropods
15.
Which of these organisms is most different from the others: fly, clam, crayfish.
a)
fly
b)
clam
c)
crayfish
16.
Which combination of organisms is most similar?
a)
shark and whale
b)
penguin, shark, and whale
c)
penguin and hawk
17.
Which of these animals is endothermic?
a)
fish
b)
seagull
c)
snake
18.
These animals are all capable of flight: bat, bird, bee, and flying squirrel. Which two are most similar to each other?
a)
bat and bird
b)
bat and bee
c)
bat and flying squirrel
19.
Which animal is most different?
a)
snake
b)
earthworm
c)
turtle
20.
Which animal is most different?
a)
frog
b)
chameleon
c)
salamander
21.
Which animal is most different?
a)
octopus
b)
stingray
c)
snail
22.
Which animal is most different?
a)
octopus
b)
snail
c)
earthworm
23.
Which animal is most different?
a)
stingray
b)
whale
c)
mouse
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