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Invertebrate/Vertebrate Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The animal kingdom is what up of what two parts?

a)

Mammals and Amphibians

b)

Vertebrates and Invertebrates

2.

What is a invertebrate?

a)

an animal without a backbone

b)

an animal with a backbone

3.

Which of these is NOT a major group of invertebrates?

a)

Fish

b)

Worms

c)

Mollusks

d)

Sponges

4.

What is a vertebrate?

a)

an animal without a backbone

b)

an animal with a backbone

5.

There are five categories of vertebrates. Which one is NOT a vertebrate?

a)

Mammals

b)

Birds

c)

Arthropods

d)

Reptiles

6.

These animals are warm-blooded. They have hair or fur on their bodies. Their young do not hatch from eggs.

a)

amphibans

b)

reptiles

c)

mammals

d)

fish

7.

These animals are cold-blooded. They breathe with gills when young, but they grow lungs when they become adults.

a)

birds

b)

reptiles

c)

amphibians

d)

mammals

8.

These animals are cold-blooded. They breathe with gills throughout their lives.

a)

spiders

b)

reptiles

c)

birds

d)

fish

9.

These animals are cold-blooded. They have dry, scaly skin. and breathe air through lungs.

a)

reptiles

b)

birds

c)

mammals

d)

fish

10.

Which will most likely occur during winter in the United States?

a)

Snakes will build nest in other places.

b)

Birds will migrate (or fly) to the north.

c)

Frogs will search for a mate.

d)

Bats will hibernate in caves.

11.

What is the source of energy animals need to survive?

a)

minerals

b)

water

c)

food

d)

air

12.

A grasshopper eats a blade of grass. What is grass?

a)

It is food because it is green.

b)

It is food because it provides energy.

c)

It is food because it provides oxygen gas.

d)

It is food because it is found in the ground.

13.

The water level in a lake is decreasing. How could this affect plants and animals living in a lake?

a)

It might provide more space for plants and animals.

b)

It might reduce the amount of space for plants and animals.

c)

It might help the animals living in the lake, but harm the plants.

d)

It might help the plants living in the lake, but it may harm the animals.

14.

Bluebirds live in open meadows and trees. The trees and plants near a meadow were removed to build a shopping center. How could this affect the bluebird population?

a)

It could give the bluebird population more space to live.

b)

It could force the bluebird population to find a new place to live.

c)

It could cause all of the bluebird population in the area to die.

d)

It could provide a larger selection of food for the bluebird population.

15.

Which could help animals survive in areas that have many wildfires?

a)

using camoiflage

b)

traveling in herds

c)

going underground

d)

hunting at night

16.

What is the population in Bikini Bottom's ecosystem?

a)

Spongebob, Sandy, Patrick, Squidward

b)

Jellyfish, Fish, Snails

c)

Spongebob's Pineapple, The Chum Bucket, Patrick's Rock

d)

the Ocean

17.
Which of the following organisms is able to produce its own food?
a)
bear
b)
turtle
c)
trees
d)
deer
18.
Which of the following would support that insects are consumers?
a)
Insects get their energy by eating plants or animals.
b)
Insects are able to make their own food.
c)
Insects get their energy from the air.
d)
Insects are able to live without energy.
19.
What does an herbivore eat?
a)
meat
b)
plants
c)
insects
d)
fish
20.

What does a carnivore eat?

a)

plants

b)

berries

c)

meat

d)

both plants and animals