WorksheetsClassification of Animals
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do we call animals with backbones?
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
mammals
d)
insects
2.
What is the scientific word for putting things into groups in an organized way?
a)
sorting
b)
grouping
c)
classifying
d)
shuffling
3.
What do we call animals withOUT a backbone?
a)
insects
b)
reptiles
c)
vertebrates
d)
invertebrates
4.
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
5.
I breathe with gills, lay eggs, live my whole life in water, and am ectothermic (cold-blooded). What am I?
a)
birds
b)
fish
c)
mammals
d)
amphibians
6.
I breathe with lungs, lay eggs, and am endothermic (warm-blooded). What am I?
a)
birds
b)
fish
c)
mammals
d)
amphibians
7.
I breathe with lungs, lay eggs, am ectothermic (cold-blooded), and often have scaly skin which holds in the water. What am I?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
birds
d)
reptile
8.
I live part of my life in water and part on land. I am born with gills but grow lungs. I am ectothermic (cold-blooded). I have moist smooth skin. What am I?
a)
fish
b)
bird
c)
amphibian
d)
mammal
9.
Where an animal lives is its:
a)
food chain
b)
prey
c)
habitat
d)
predator
10.
Vertebrate animals that are distinguished by internal fertilization, placental development (in a sac) of fetus (young), and production of maternal milk are
a)
mammals.
b)
birds.
c)
amphibians.
d)
reptiles.
11.
How are the animals in the group grouped? Select all possible answers.
Group 1: Whale and shark
Group 2: Hawk and eagle
Group 1: Whale and shark
Group 2: Hawk and eagle
a)
Where they live.
b)
How they breathe.
c)
If they have tails or not.
d)
If they are carnivores or not.
12.
Which of the following is true about vertebrates?
a)
Vertebrates bodies are more complex than invertebrates.
b)
There are more vertebrate animals than invertebrate animals.
c)
Vertebrates have an exoskeleton.
d)
Vertebrates do not have a backbone.
13.
Biologist use various traits to classify living things. Which of the following would be the least useful in a classification scheme for mammals?
a)
Color of hair
b)
Shape of teeth
c)
Skeleton bones
d)
Digestive system
14.
Several scientists observed an animal with hair and wings. This animal is a
a)
bird.
b)
butterfly.
c)
bat.
d)
flying squirrel.
15.
Which class of vertebrates have the following characteristics: Reproduce in water, lays eggs, has teeth, and is cold-blooded?
a)
Fish
b)
Bird
c)
Repitle
d)
Mammal
16.
All vertebrate animals have
a)
scales.
b)
backbones.
c)
warm-blood.
d)
hair.
17.
Which of the following animals are warm blooded?
a)
Reptiles
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibians
d)
Mammals
18.
Which of the following animals have a beak, two wings and two legs ?
a)
Birds
b)
Mammals
c)
Fish
d)
Reptiles
19.
Which of the following animals s is reptile?
a)
Dog
b)
Lizzard
c)
Lion
d)
Dol
20.
birds-have _________ covering body, lay eggs, warm blooded, most have hollow bones that enable them to fly. Ducks have webbed feet that help them swim. Hummingbirds have long beaks to help them eat.
a)
feathers
b)
fur
c)
hair
d)
gills
21.
mammals- have hair or fur, give birth to live young, babies drink milk from mothers, _____blooded, humans are mammals!
a)
warm
b)
hot
c)
cold
d)
red
22.
Reptiles have scaly skin, most lay eggs, breathe with lungs, ________ blooded. Turtles have shells to protect themselves from predators because they move slowly.
a)
cold
b)
hot
c)
warm
d)
red
23.
What is an invertebrate?
a)
An animal with a backbone
b)
a mammal
c)
An animal without a backbone
d)
birds
24.
Is the picture a vertebrate or invertebrate?
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
25.
Between 90-95% of all animals on earth can be classified as _____.
a)
invertebrates
b)
vertebrates
c)
reptiles
d)
mammals
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.
My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water. What am I?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Bird
d)
Fish
28.
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
29.
My body is cold, am covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs. What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Mammal
c)
Reptile
d)
Amphibian
30.
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
31.
What is the order of classification of vertebrates?
a)
Fish, Alligator, Roundworm, Bird, Moose
b)
Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals
c)
Fish, Anteater, Rat, Bald Eagle, Maltese
d)
Fish, Aardvark, Rattlesnake, Bee, Mollusk
32.
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
33.
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
34.
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
35.
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
36.
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
37.
What is an example of an amphibian ?
a)
Lizard
b)
Iguana
c)
Platipus
d)
Tadpole
38.
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
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