WorksheetsVertebrate Invertebrates SC 6th grade
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group of invertebrates does a clam belong to?
a)
Sponge
b)
Fish
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Mollusk
2.
True or False:
Vertebrates have an exoskeleton.
Vertebrates have an exoskeleton.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Is the picture a vertebrate or invertebrate?
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
4.
All of the following animal groups are ectothermic except for one. Which one is NOT ectothermic?
a)
Birds
b)
Reptiles
c)
Fish
d)
Amphibians
5.
I have hair or fur, give birth to live young, feed my babies milk, breathe with lungs and am endothermic (warm-blooded). What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Reptile
c)
Bird
d)
Mammal
6.
What are the five groups of vertebrates?
a)
Mammals, bugs, spiders, fish, and birds
b)
Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians
c)
Snakes, turtles, frogs, bugs, birds
d)
Worms, insects, spiders, jellyfish, sponges
7.
All vertebrates have what in common?
a)
Exoskeleton
b)
Skin
c)
Legs
d)
Gills
8.
What is the scientific word for warm-blooded?
a)
Warmtherm
b)
Ectotherm
c)
Thermal
d)
Endotherm
9.
Which of the following has an exoskeleton?
a)
Foxes
b)
Birds
c)
Lobsters
d)
Fish
10.
True or False:
Sponges are the most simple animals with pores.
Sponges are the most simple animals with pores.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Which group of animals breathe with gills as young and breathe with lungs on land?
a)
Reptiles
b)
Amphibians
c)
Mammals
d)
Fish
12.
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
13.
Is this animal an invertebrate or a vertebrate?
a)
Invertebrate
b)
Vertebrate
14.
Invertebrates or Vertebrates:
These animals have an endoskeleton.
These animals have an endoskeleton.
a)
Invertebrates
b)
Vertebrates
15.
Butterflies, bumble bees, and spiders are examples of which group?
a)
Arthropods
b)
Segmented worms
c)
Sponges
d)
Echinoderms
16.
This picture is an example of which group of invertebrates?
a)
Segmented worms
b)
Fish
c)
Sponges
d)
Arthropods
17.
True or False:
Mammals take in oxygen from water through their skin.
Mammals take in oxygen from water through their skin.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
A sea star is a member of the group called
a)
amphibians
b)
echinoderms
c)
sponges
19.
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
20.
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
21.
There are 35 different phyla in the animal kingdom. 34 of these phyla are ________.
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
ectotherms
22.
Which group of characteristics describes a fish?
a)
multicellular, warm-blooded, vertebrate
b)
unicellular, cold-blooded, invertebrate
c)
multicellular, cold-blooded, vertebrate
23.
What do plants and animals have in common?
a)
They are both autotrophs.
b)
They are both heterotrophs.
c)
They respond to stimuli.
24.
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
25.
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
26.
Which statement applies to ALL invertebrates?
a)
They are made of only one cell.
b)
They have no backbone.
c)
They reproduce asexually.
27.
Which group of invertebrates has tentacles with stinging cells that are used to stun prey?
a)
mollusks
b)
cnidarians
c)
arthropods
28.
Which combination of organisms is most similar?
a)
shark and whale
b)
penguin, shark, and whale
c)
penguin and hawk
29.
Which of these animals is endothermic?
a)
fish
b)
seagull
c)
snake
30.
Which animal is most different?
a)
snake
b)
earthworm
c)
turtle
31.
Which animal is most different?
a)
octopus
b)
stingray
c)
snail
32.
Which animal is most different?
a)
stingray
b)
whale
c)
mouse
33.
Which two groups listed are both endotherms?
a)
fish and birds
b)
birds and mammals
c)
reptiles and mammals
34.
Which of the following are endothermic animals?
a)
Arthropods
b)
Fish
c)
Mammals
d)
Mollusks
35.
Birds are able to maintain a constant body temperature in any environment. Which term best describes this quality of birds?
a)
Endothermic
b)
Ectothermic
c)
Mammals
d)
Furry
36.
Which of the following could an ectothermic animal do when it is too hot?
a)
grow extra hair
b)
burrow in the mud
c)
pant
d)
sweat
37.
Amphibians live part of their life in the water and part on land.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
How are fish different from all other groups of vertebrates?
a)
they are ectothermic
b)
they live in water
c)
they never use lungs to breathe
d)
they never grow hair
39.
Vertebrates share certain physical characteristics. Which of the following is NOT a shared characteristic?
a)
Have a nervous system with a brain that processes information from their environment through sensory organs
b)
Have a backbone, an internal skeleton (endoskeleton) and muscles attached to their bones
c)
Have legs, wings or fins for movement
d)
Give live birth
40.
Sponges are filter feeders with pores for transporting water and nutrients throughout their bodies.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Snails, slugs, clams, and octopi can be found in which invertebrate phyla?
a)
Echinoderms
b)
Mollusks
c)
Arthropods
d)
Sponges
42.
Which invertebrate phyla is characterized by having jointed legs, segmented bodies and sometimes wings?
a)
Echinoderms
b)
Mollusks
c)
Arthropods
d)
Sponges
43.
Insects, arachnids, and crustaceans make up with invertebrate phyla?
a)
Echinoderms
b)
Mollusks
c)
Arthropods
d)
Sponges
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