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Classification

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of a vertebrate animal?

a)

fly

b)

worm

c)

bird

d)

starfish

2.

Most fish have _________________ to protect their bodies.

a)

hair

b)

scales

c)

feathers

d)

skin

3.

Which of the following statements is true of reptiles?

a)

They are cold-blooded.

b)

They have gills.

c)

Their babies drink their mother's milk.

d)

They spend part of their lives in the water and part of their lives on land.

4.

Invertebrates do NOT have a

a)

brain.

b)

heart.

c)

stomach.

d)

backbone.

5.

Asia keeps seeing a small animal in her backyard. She observed the animal has a backbone, four legs and a long tail, and its body is covered with scales. What is the classification for this animal?

a)

bird

b)

mammal

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian

6.

Which group of vertebrates possesses gills, two sets of paired fins, and is generally adapted to living in water?

a)

fish

b)

reptiles

c)

mammals

d)

amphibians

7.

Animals that are warm blooded, have body hair, and produce milk for their young are grouped into which of the following classes?

a)

amphibians

b)

mammal

c)

birds

d)

reptiles

8.

What type of animal is a whale?

a)

amphibian

b)

fish

c)

mammal

d)

reptile

9.

A snake has an internal skeleton, cannot breathe under water, and relies on outside sources of heat to keep its body temperature constant. A snake is which type of animal?

a)

bird

b)

fish

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian

10.

Which vertebrate organism can breathe through its skin?

a)

clam

b)

frog

c)

spider

d)

pangolin

11.

The picture shows a unique animal called a pangolin. The pangolin has scales, is warm-blooded, gives live birth and nurses its young. What group of animals is the pangolin mostlike?

a)

reptiles, except it has scales

b)

mammals, except it has scales

c)

birds, because it nurses its young

d)

amphibians, because they are warm-blooded

12.

The platypus has hair and makes milk for its young. To which group of animals does the platypus belong?

a)

amphibians

b)

birds

c)

mammals

d)

reptiles

13.

All of these animals are grouped together. What characteristics do the animals MOST likely have in common?

a)

eye color

b)

what they eat

c)

hair

d)

feathers

14.

Tulips and oak tree are both plants that look different. However, they both belong to the classification of plants that make

a)

leaves

b)

pine cones

c)

flowers

d)

seeds

15.

Ms. Daley takes her class on a field trip to a pond. The class sees a bald eagle and a salamander near the pond. How are these two animals alike?

a)

They both have offspring that is very different from the adults.

b)

They both lay eggs.

c)

They both are warm-blooded.

d)

They both are able to breathe through their skin.

16.

If your teacher gave you the characteristics of an animal: moist skin, lives in the water when they are young and land as an adult, lays eggs. What animal is the teacher MOST likely talking about?

a)

Fish

b)

Aligator

c)

Frog

d)

Turkey

17.

If you and your friends find a new species of plant in the woods. What would be the BEST way to identify the plant?

a)

compare it to other plants

b)

develop a theory about the plant

c)

disect the plant

d)

determine the best way to grow the plant at home.

18.

Which group of plants would be considered spore producing?

a)

Tulip, sunflower, rose

b)

Pine tree, oak tree, apple tree

c)

Moss, fern, tiger fern

d)

Shrubs, daisies, sweet gum trees

19.

Which animal gives birth the same way as a dog?

a)

Dolphin

b)

Gold fish

c)

Dove

d)

Lizard

20.

How are sharks and dolphins similar and different?

a)

Similar: they have fins

Different: sharks are fish and dolphins are mammals

b)

Similar: they both lay eggs

Different: Dolphins are fish and sharks are mammals

c)

Similar: they both are fish

Different: Sharks eat dolphins and dolphins eat plants

d)

Similar: they both have a blow holes

Different: sharks lay eggs and dolphins give live birth