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Vertebrates Quiz Prep

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Traits of the animal kingdom include

a)

many celled

b)

most can move

c)

reproduce by eggs or birth

d)

single celled

2.

What word matches this definition:

animals that have backbones

a)

invertebrates

b)

vertebrates

c)

animals

3.

What word matches this definition:

a hard outer covering that protects an animal's body and gives it support

a)

skeleton

b)

exoskeleton

c)

zombie skeleton

4.

Vertebrates can be found in....

a)

oceans

b)

rivers

c)

forests

d)

deserts

e)

nowhere

5.

Which of these animals are vertebrates?

a)

horse

b)

squid

c)

jellyfish

6.

Which word matches the definition:

animals that don't have backbones

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

c)

exoskeleton

7.

True or False:

97% of invertebrates can be found in WATER

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Which of these animals is an invertebrate?

a)

hippo

b)

cat

c)

snail

d)

cow

9.

Vertebrate animals that live under water are called...

a)

mammals

b)

amphibians

c)

fish

10.

Fish have which of the following traits:

a)

cold-blooded

b)

breathe with gills

c)

have arms and legs

d)

have backbones

11.

Amphibians have which of the following traits?

a)

cold-blooded

b)

have backbones

c)

lay eggs in water

d)

grow up to breathe air

12.

Reptiles have which of the following traits:

a)

dry, scaly skin

b)

no backbone

c)

gills

13.

Which animal matches this definition:

vertebrates that have wings covered with feathers, and hatch eggs with hard shells

a)

fish

b)

reptile

c)

bird

d)

amphibian

14.

Mammals have which of the following traits:

a)

warm blooded

b)

most have live babies

c)

covered with fur or hair

d)

feed young with milk

15.

Which of these animals are mammals?

a)

cow

b)

turtle

c)

whale

d)

penguin

16.

Which of these animals matches the definition:

Invertebrate that stays in one place, water flows through its wholes, and traps food from water as it flows through its wholes

a)

sponge

b)

coral

c)

jellyfish

d)

worm

17.

Which of these animals matches the definition:

Invertebrate that looks like a tube and catches animals with tentacles at night

a)

sponge

b)

coral

c)

jellyfish

d)

worm

18.

Which of these animals matches the definition:

Tube-shaped invertebrate that can live on land or in water, classified by their body designs

a)

sponge

b)

coral

c)

jellyfish

d)

worm

19.

An organism is...

a)

living things

b)

dead things

c)

animal things

20.

What word matches this definition:

Putting things into groups based on similar traits and scientific definitions

a)

categories

b)

classification

c)

organization

d)

classwork