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Worksheets5th Grade: Classification 1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of animal spends its entire life under water, has fins, and breathes using gills
a)
amphibian
b)
fish
c)
bird
d)
reptile
2.
What type of animal has dry scaly skin and lays its eggs on land?
a)
fish
b)
amphibian
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
3.
What is the only type of animal that has feathers?
a)
bird
b)
mammal
c)
amphibian
d)
reptiles
4.
What type of animal has fur and feeds its young with milk?
a)
birds
b)
reptiles
c)
amphibians
d)
mammals
5.
What type of animal spends part of its life in water and part on land and lays its eggs in water?
a)
amphibians
b)
reptiles
c)
birds
d)
fish
6.
Which type of animal goes through a metamorphosis (body change)?
a)
bird
b)
mammal
c)
reptile
d)
amphibian
7.
What classification of animals do humans belong to?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
reptiles
d)
amphibians
8.
What classification of animals are vertebrae (have a backbone)?
a)
birds only
b)
reptiles only
c)
reptiles and birds but not mammals and fish
d)
mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds
9.
Which animal is warm blooded?
a)
reptiles
b)
fish
c)
mammals
d)
amphibians
10.
Cold blooded animals
a)
Make their own heat
b)
Are the temperature of their surroundings
c)
Have blue blood
d)
Are a type of plant
11.
This is a
a)
bird
b)
fish
c)
mammal
d)
reptile
12.
This is a
a)
Reptile
b)
fish
c)
amphibian
d)
mammal
13.
This is a
a)
Reptile
b)
Fish
c)
Mammal
d)
Amphibian
14.
This is a
a)
Reptile
b)
Fish
c)
Mammal
d)
Amphibian
15.
This is a
a)
Reptile
b)
Bird
c)
Mammal
d)
Fish
16.
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals all belong to which group?
a)
Vascular
b)
Vertebrates
c)
Invertebrates
d)
Nonvascular
17.
Vertebrate animals that nurse babies from mammary glands, have hair and are born alive are called _____________.
a)
Reptiles
b)
Birds
c)
Mammals
d)
Amphibians
18.
Which group of animals has a backbone?
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
c)
Vascular
d)
Nonvascular
19.
Scientists classify organisms to ____________.
a)
Count the organisms quicker
b)
Catch the organisms in the wild
c)
Train the organisms to behave
d)
See how organisms are alike and different from each other
20.
Which of these animals would be considered a vertebrate?
a)
Catfish
b)
Clam
c)
Sponge
d)
Octopus
21.
Which is a characteristic of snakes?
a)
Snakes have slimy skin
b)
Snakes use lungs to breathe
c)
Snakes do not have a backbone
d)
Snakes are warm-blooded
22.
Which statement about animals is FALSE?
a)
Animals use sunlight to produce their own food
b)
Animals are multicelled
c)
Animals have the ability to reproduce
d)
Animal cells have cell membranes
23.
Which statement BEST tells why reptiles lay in the sun?
a)
Reptiles use the sun's light rays to make food
b)
Reptiles need heat from the sun to stay warm
24.
Insects, arachnids, worms and mollusks all belong to which group?
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
c)
Vascular
d)
Nonvascular
25.
Scientists observe an animal with hair and wings. This animal is a ________.
a)
Bat
b)
Eagle
c)
Butterfly
d)
Penguin
26.
What is the largest invertebrate?
a)
Giant Squid
b)
King Snake
c)
Killer Whale
d)
Great White Shark
27.
What is a frog classified as?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Fish
d)
Mollusk
28.
Trees, wild flowers and grasses are all considered to be _________.
a)
Vascular plants
b)
Nonvascular plants
c)
Vertebrate plants
d)
Single-celled plants
29.
What do ferns have that apple trees do not have?
a)
Stems
b)
Roots
c)
Flowers
d)
Spores
30.
Redwood trees can grow to be very tall because they are __________.
a)
Vascular
b)
Deciduous
c)
Nonvascular
d)
Flowering
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