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vertebrate vs invertebrate

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following groups of vertebrates is warm-blooded?
a)
Birds
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibians
d)
Reptiles
2.
Which of the following groups of vertebrates breathes through gills?
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Birds
d)
Reptiles
3.
Which of the following groups of vertebrates can fly?
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Birds
d)
Reptiles
4.
Which of the following groups of vertebrates MUST live in the water to survive?
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Birds
d)
Reptiles
5.
Which of the following groups of vertebrates is covered in scales?
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Birds
d)
Amphibians
6.
Which of the following groups of vertebrates is covered in feathers?
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Birds
d)
Amphibians
7.
True or False: Most birds lay eggs.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
True or False: Birds breathe through gills.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
True or False: Reptiles have wet skin. 
a)
True
b)
False
10.
True or False: Most amphibians live in or around water.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What of the following animals is a type of mammal?
a)
Bear
b)
Penguin
c)
Frog
d)
Alligator
12.
What of the following animals is a type of amphibian?
a)
Dolphin
b)
Shark
c)
Frog
d)
Lizard
13.
What of the following animals is a type of reptile?
a)
Eagle
b)
Sting Ray
c)
Toad
d)
Alligator
14.
What of the following animals is a type of bird?
a)
Flamingo
b)
Eel
c)
Toad
d)
Snake
15.
What of the following animals is a type of fish?
a)
Shark
b)
Dog
c)
Salamander
d)
Alligator
16.
Which are the 5 groups of vertebrate animals?
a)
Mammals, fish, amphibians and sharks
b)
Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians
c)
Lions, tuna, eagle, crocodile and frog
d)
Humans, fish, birds and reptiles
17.

when the temperature of the environment changes the body temperature of a reptile...

a)

stays the same

b)

changes

c)

always increases

d)

always decreases

18.
What word means body temperature stays the same no matter what the outside temperature is?
a)
cold blooded
b)
warm blooded
c)
classify
d)
vertebrate
19.
What group of vertebrates are robins and owls?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
amphibians
d)
birds
20.
What are animals without backbones called?
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
classify
d)
cold blooded
21.
Which word describes the different stages of an animal's life?
a)
classify
b)
migration
c)
life cycle
d)
cold blooded
22.
What group of vertebrates are frogs and toads?
a)
amphibians
b)
reptiles
c)
fish
d)
birds
23.

The animal kingdom is what up of what two parts?

a)

Mammals and Amphibians

b)

Vertebrates and Invertebrates

24.

What is a invertebrate?

a)

an animal without a backbone

b)

an animal with a backbone

25.

Which of these is NOT a major group of invertebrates?

a)

Fish

b)

Worms

c)

Mollusks

d)

Sponges

26.

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

a)

spiders

b)

reptiles

c)

birds

d)

fish

27.

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

a)

reptiles

b)

birds

c)

mammals

d)

fish

28.

What is the source of energy animals need to survive?

a)

minerals

b)

water

c)

food

d)

air

29.

How many groups of Vertebrate Animals?

a)

3 groups

b)

4 groups

c)

5 groups

d)

6 groups

30.

Please choose the Reptiles animals

a)

Dog

b)

Frog

c)

Crocodile

d)

Snake

e)

Turtle

31.

A spider spins a web.

a)

Instincts

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Learned Behavior

d)

defence

32.
Birds fly in groups. 
a)
Instinct
b)
Inherited Trait
c)
Learned Behavior
33.
 If a trait is learned or caused by the environment, then                                       
a)
it can be changed
b)
it can be passed on to offspring
c)
it cannot be changed
d)
it cannot be passed on, but could be taught to offspring
34.

an animal that lives in water its whole life

a)

fossil

b)

fish

c)

bird

d)

reptile

35.

body parts that take in oxygen from the water

a)

species

b)

traits

c)

scales

d)

gills

36.

animal that has fur or hair

a)

mammal

b)

reptile

c)

bird

d)

fish

37.

animal that has feathers, wings, and two legs

a)

bird

b)

fish

c)

elephant

d)

fossil

38.

land animal with dry skin and covered with scales

a)

species

b)

bird

c)

reptile

d)

scales

39.

animal that begins life in water and moves on to land as an adult

a)

fossil

b)

amphibian

c)

bird

d)

whale

40.

group of related organisms

a)

scales

b)

species

c)

reptiles

d)

amphibians