WorksheetsS5L1a Classification of Animals
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 12mins
A student develops a model for grouping animals that she observes in a park.
What are MOST LIKELY the names of the animal groups?
fish and reptiles
reptiles and birds
fish and mammals
reptiles and amphibians
A student draws three animals.
Which characteristics can the student use to classify the animals?
no backbone, live in water, lay eggs
backbone, live on land, breathe with lungs
no backbone, scales on skin, breathe with gills
backbone, smooth skin, breathe with gills and lungs
A student sorts animals into groups. He draws the animals in one group.
Which animal should the student remove from this group?
fox
bear
hawk
mouse
How are reptiles and fish alike?
neither has scales
both breathe with gills
neither has a backbone
both have body temperatures that change with their surroundings
A student wants to research invertebrate animals. Which of these animals should she study? Select 3
frog
fish
clam
worm
spider
Which features can a scientist use to identify an amphibian? Select 3
has a backbone
has no backbone
has smooth, moist skin
has scales or plates on skin
breathes first with gills and then with lungs
A student finds the following animals in his garden: frog, snake, snail, and lizard.
He classifies the snail in one group and the other animals in a second group.
Which are the student's groups?
amphibians, reptiles
invertebrates, reptiles
invertebrates, vertebrates
animals with gills, animals with lungs
Animal 1: backbone/feathers/warm-blooded
Animal 2: backbone/scales/gills/cold-blooded
Animal 3: cold-blooded
Animal 4: backbone/hair
