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Vertebrate Review Game

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This group has hair or fur.
a)
reptile
reptile
b)
amphibian
c)
bird
d)
mammal
2.
This group has feathers/
a)
fish
b)
reptile
c)
bird
d)
mammal
3.
This groups starts as jelly-like eggs in water, but moves to land as they develop lungs.
a)
fish
b)
amphibians
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
4.
This group has bodies covered with scales, breathes with lungs, and lives on land (mostly)
a)
reptile
b)
mammal
c)
bird
d)
fish
5.
The duck-billed platypus is a monotreme because it
a)
is warm-blooded
b)
has hair
c)
lays eggs
6.
To be a vertebrate, a chordate also needs to have a/an
a)
backbone (spine)
b)
tail
c)
mammal
d)
amniotic egg
7.
Man is classified as a/an?
a)
animal
b)
Chordate
c)
mammal
d)
All of these.
8.
An animal that keeps a constant (steady) body temperature is
a)
endothermic.
b)
ectothermic.
c)
cold blooded
9.
Can all birds fly?
a)
Yes
b)
No
10.
Why does Dennis Nedry shut down the park's security systems?
a)
It was an accident
b)
To protest of unfair working conditions
c)
To steal dinosaur embryos
d)
He thought it would be funny
11.
The classes of vertebrates are...
a)
Mammals and birds
b)
Fish, birds and mammals
c)
Mammals, amphibians, birds and reptiles
d)
Mammals, amphibians, birds, reptiles and fish
12.
A Snake is a...
a)
Mammals
b)
Amphibians
c)
Reptiles
d)
Fish
13.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of chordates?
a)
dorsal hollow nerve chord
b)
pharyngeal slits
c)
lungs
d)
post-anal tail
14.
Which of the following statements about amphibians is FALSE?
a)
Lungs and appendages (limbs) evolved in amphibians to allow them to live on land.
b)
Amphibians lay their eggs in or near water.
c)
Most amphibian life cycles include metamorphosis. (From tadpole to frog).
d)
Their offspring develop in amniotic eggs.
15.
Which of the following statements about mammals is FALSE?
a)
Some mammals lay eggs.
b)
Mammals have mammary glands.
c)
Mammals have hair.
d)
Mammals are ectothermic.
16.
Which of the following is a monotreme?
a)
platypus
b)
lion
c)
orca whale
d)
rhino
17.
Identify the class.
a)
Reptile
b)
Amphibian
c)
Mammal
d)
Aves
18.
Identify the class.
a)
Fish
b)
Aves
c)
Mammal
d)
Reptilia
19.
Which of these MUST return to water to reproduce?
a)
Amphibians
b)
Reptiles
c)
Birds
d)
Mammals
20.
All mammals give live birth.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
There are two types of mammals in terms of giving birth. One type of mammal lays eggs and hatches their young. What is the name of this kind of mammal?
a)
monotreme
b)
eutherian
c)
placental
d)
gestational
22.
One of the adaptations that allowed reptiles to give birth away from water is...
a)
feathers
b)
amniotic egg
c)
eyes
d)
lungs
23.
There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Arthropods
d)
Reptiles
24.

All reptiles are carnivores.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Ture

d)

Flase

25.

How many chambers does a reptile heart have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

26.

What is the function of mammary glands?

a)

To produce blood

b)

To produce milk

c)

To produce sweat

d)

To produce mammals

27.

What is the largest lizard in the world?

a)

bearded dragon

b)

dragon from shrek

c)

komodo dragon

d)

dragon from game of thrones

28.

What allows snakes to swallow prey whole?

a)

Their jaw

b)

Their rattler

c)

Their scales

d)

Their huge stomach

29.
Many classes of vertebrates have scales (for example, reptiles and birds).  What does that tell us about their evolutionary relationship?
a)
They all belong in the same class
b)
One evolved from the other
c)
It is a coincidence 
d)
They are not related 
30.
Warm blooded animal that maintains its body temperature
a)
carnivore
b)
Endothermic
c)
adaptation
31.
Which of the following groups of vertebrates is warm-blooded?
a)
Birds
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibians
d)
Reptiles
32.
What of the following animals is a type of fish?
a)
Shark
b)
Dog
c)
Salamander
d)
Alligator
33.
What do amphibians undergo while changing from one form to another?
a)
Metamorphisis
b)
Reproduction
c)
Growing
d)
Maturing
34.
What does the word amphibian mean?
a)
Two Lives
b)
One Life
c)
No lives
d)
Nine lives