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Vertebrates

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 36mins

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 am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Amphibian
c)
Bird
d)
Reptile
3.
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
4.
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
5.
My body is warm, I have fur, feed my young on milk, and have live births.  What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Bird
c)
Mammal
d)
Fish
6.
I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs.  What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibian
d)
Reptile
7.
I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs.  What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibian
d)
Reptile
8.
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
9.
What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Reptile
c)
Amphibian
d)
Mammal
10.
What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Amphibian
c)
Fish
d)
Mammal
11.
What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Bird
c)
Fish
d)
Reptile
12.
What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Bird
c)
Reptile
d)
Mammal
13.
Which of the following is a vertebrate?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Echinoderm
c)
Arthropod
d)
Annelid
14.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
15.
What are animals without backbones?
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
16.
This is a picture of a....
a)
mammal
b)
bird
c)
reptile
d)
amphibian
17.
This is a picture of a....
a)
mammal
b)
bird
c)
fish
d)
reptile
18.
This is a picture of a...
a)
mammal
b)
bird
c)
reptile
d)
amphibian
19.
This is a picture of a...
a)
mammal
b)
bird
c)
reptile
d)
amphibian
20.
Birds are covered with...
a)
feathers
b)
scales
c)
moist skin
21.
Birds breathe with...
a)
gills
b)
gills and lungs
c)
lungs
d)
gills, lungs, and skin
22.
Birds...
a)
have live young
b)
live young and lay eggs
c)
lay eggs
23.
Birds are __________ blooded.
a)
warm
b)
cold
24.
Fish are covered with...
a)
scales
b)
scales and skin
c)
fur or hair
25.
Most fish breathe with...
a)
lungs
b)
gills
26.
How do fish give birth?
a)
Only lay eggs.
b)
Live birth only.
c)
Most lay eggs, some live birth
27.
Fish are _______ blooded.
a)
cold
b)
warm
28.
Reptiles are covered with...
a)
smooth, moist skin
b)
fur or hair
c)
feathers
d)
scales or shells
29.
Reptiles breathe with....
a)
gills
b)
gills and lungs
c)
lungs
d)
lungs, gills, and skin
30.
Reptiles are ________ blooded.
a)
cold
b)
warm
31.
Amphibians are covered with...
a)
scales
b)
fur or hair
c)
feathers
d)
smooth, moist skin or dry bumpy skin
32.
Amphibians breathe with...
a)
lungs
b)
gills
c)
lungs, gills, and skin
d)
skin
33.
How do amphibians give birth?
a)
lay eggs
b)
have live young
34.
The temperature of an ectotherm animal _________
a)
Depends on the enviroment
b)
it's constant
c)
doesn't exist
35.
Birds and mammals are
a)
Endotherms
b)
Ectotherms
36.
Amphibians, reptiles and most fishes are
a)
Endotherms
b)
Ectotherms
37.
Animals that spend their early life in water and their adult life on land. 
a)
Fishes
b)
Mammals
c)
Amphibians
d)
Reptiles
38.
All Offspring of Asexual reproduction are identical
a)
True
b)
False
39.
How many parent(s)are needed for asexual?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
9
d)
100
40.
True or False: Organisms that reproduce asexually can evolve.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
All of the offspring of an organism have the same genetic material, which is identical to the parent organism?
a)
makes its own food
b)
goes away
c)
live in a marine habitat
d)
reproduces asexually
42.
What is one disadvantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
Only one parent needed
b)
Off spring are exact copies of parents
c)
Happens very quickly
d)
Needs two parents
43.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
Allows genetic variation
b)
Only needs one parent
c)
Happens very quickly
d)
Offspring are exact copies of parent
44.
Which process creates genetically DIFFERENT offspring?
a)
sexual 
b)
asexual
45.
Is the following asexual or sexual reproduction?
A labradoodle is a type of dog that is crossed between a labradoor retriever and a poodle.  The labradoodle puppy takes on the traits of both of its parents.  Female dogs have a pregnancy period of almost 70 days.
a)
Sexual
b)
Asexual
46.
What is NOT a characteristic of sexual reproduction? 
a)
Gametes from two parents unite to form a zygote.
b)
Offspring are genetically identical with the parent. 
c)
Offspring are different from their parents and sibling.
d)
Genetic variability of offspring help to ensure survival in changing environmental conditions.
47.
Only one parent is required to produce offspring.
a)
Direct Development
b)
Asexual Reproduction
c)
Sexual Reproduction
d)
Metamorphosis
48.
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
49.
An organisms scientific name is made of (in order) ...
a)
species, class
b)
genus, kingdom
c)
genus, species
d)
species
50.
Besides the species name, what other category is used for the scientific name?
a)
Phylum
b)
Class
c)
Order
d)
Genus
51.
Organisms are the same ___________ when they can have offspring, then those have more offspring.
a)
Class
b)
Family
c)
Species
d)
Phylum
52.
Fill-in-the-blank:
Domain--Kingdom--Phylum--____________
a)
Order
b)
Family
c)
Class
d)
Species
53.
The scientific name of Humans is? 
a)
Homo Sapiens
b)
Homo Habilus 
c)
Canis Latrans
54.
What is this?
Canis lupus
a)
genus and species
b)
genus
c)
species
d)
family