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Animal Classifications

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What characteristics do all vertebrates have in common

a)

hair

b)

skin

c)

backbone

d)

four legs

2.

Vertebrate animals that are covered in scales and live in an aquatic environment are

a)

reptiles

b)

amphibians

c)

mammals

d)

fish

3.

Vertebrates are different from invertebrates because

a)

invertebrates have backbones

b)

vertebrates have hair

c)

vertebrates do not have backbones

d)

vertebrates have backbones

4.

Which is NOT a characteristic of animals

a)

They are made up of cells

b)

They have to eat to survive

c)

Their cells have nuclei

d)

The make their own food

5.

What does the term invertebrate mean?

a)

having feathers

b)

not having a backbone

c)

made of many cells

d)

having a backbone

6.

Which is a true statement about animals

a)

fish are a type of vertebrate

b)

animals make their own food

c)

animals are made of only one cell

d)

vertebrates do not have a spinal chord

7.

Amphibians include

a)

cats and dogs

b)

sharks and eels

c)

frogs and toads

d)

owls and pelicans

8.

The largest group into which living things are classified is

a)

kingdom

b)

species

c)

class

d)

order

9.

I have hair and give milk to my young, I am

a)

an amphibian

b)

a bird

c)

a mammal

d)

a reptile

10.

A ................. has feathers and lay eggs

a)

reptile

b)

mammal

c)

amphibian

d)

bird

11.

A .............. begins life in water and spends the rest of its life on land

a)

reptile

b)

mammal

c)

amphibian

d)

fish

12.

A.............. has scales and lives in water

a)

reptile

b)

fish

c)

amphibian

d)

mammal

13.

Which group of animals do not lay eggs?

a)

fish

b)

birds

c)

insects

d)

mammals

14.

Identify the reptile

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which set of animals have the greatest chance of survival if it falls into water?

a)

fish and bird

b)

fish and reptile

c)

fish and amphibian

d)

fish and mammal

16.

Which living thing does not have internal skeleton?

a)
b)
c)
d)