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vertebrate quiz

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Animals that eat only meat
a)
Carnivore
b)
Vertebrate
c)
Omnivore
2.
Warm blooded animal that maintains its body temperature
a)
carnivore
b)
Endothermic
c)
adaptation
3.
Warm blooded animal that maintains its body temperature
a)
carnivore
b)
Endothermic
c)
adaptation
4.
vertebrate
a)
animals that DO have a backbone
b)
Animals that stay warm on their own
c)
Animals that DO NOT have a backbone
5.
examples of fish
a)
catfish goldfish
b)
parrot parakeet
c)
earthworm rollie pollie
6.
Dinosaurs, Lizards, Turtles, Crocodile, Snakes
are all examples of what
a)
Mammals
b)
Reptiles
c)
Amphibians
7.
Humans, Cats, Dogs, Skunks, are all examples of what?
a)
Mammals
b)
Reptiles
c)
Insects
8.
Ducks have a special adaptation that helps them become water proof... what is the adaptation????
a)
Web feet
b)
Beaks
c)
Oil Glands
9.
Mammals and Birds are...
a)
Reptiles and cold blooded
b)
Invertebrates and have no blood
c)
Vertebrates that are endotherms
10.
Why do birds sing?
a)
To attract a mate, warn of danger and keep others ourt of their territory 
b)
They like to hear their own voice, they break out into musicals, to see who is the loudest
c)
they sing to warm up their blood
11.
1. Cartilaginous   2. Bony   3. Jawless  are the main groups of what
a)
vertebrates
b)
fish
c)
mammals
12.
All birds have
a)
Feathers
b)
Gills
c)
cell phones
13.
1. Hair  2. Endothermic    3. Feed milk to young
3 main characteristics of what??
a)
Mammal
b)
Birds
c)
Fish
14.
How do most reptiles give birth?
a)
Lay eggs
b)
Adopt children
c)
They don't reproduce
15.
How do fish breathe?
a)
Nose
b)
Scuba tank
c)
Gills
16.
Frog, Toad, Newt all are examples of what
a)
reptiles
b)
amphibians
c)
mammals
17.
Any body part, body covering, or behavior that helps and animal survive in its environment
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Herbivore
c)
Adaptation
18.
An animal that eats only plants
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
19.
Cold Blooded; an animal whose body temperature changes with the temperature of its surroundings
a)
Ectothermic
b)
Endothermic
c)
Carnivore
20.
An animal that eats both meat and plants
a)
Omnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Carnivore
21.
Internal bone or cartilage structure of vertebrate animals
a)
Exoskeleton
b)
Ectothermic
c)
Endoskeleton
22.
Change of an animals form
a)
Metamorphosis
b)
Invertebrate
c)
Herbivore
23.
Hawk, Eagle, Flamingo, Penguin, Owl are all examples of
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Insects
24.
Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Amphibians, and Birds are all examples of???? 
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
c)
Endoskeletons
25.
What group has special beaks and different feet to help catch and eat food?
a)
Fish
b)
Mammals
c)
Birds
26.

Which one is not a vertebrate class?

a)

Mammals

b)

Birds

c)

Arthropods

d)

Reptiles

27.

My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water. What am I?

a)

Amphibian

b)

Reptile

c)

Bird

d)

Fish

28.

My body is warm and covered in feathers. I lay eggs which hatch into chickens. What am I?

a)

Reptile

b)

Amphibian

c)

Mammal

d)

Bird

29.
My body is warm, I have fur, feed my young on milk, and have live births.  What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Bird
c)
Mammal
d)
Fish
30.

I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs. What am I?

a)

Mammal

b)

Fish

c)

Amphibian

d)

Reptile

31.

My body is cold, am covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs. What am I?

a)

Agnatha

b)

Cartilage fish

c)

Bony fish

d)

Amphibians

32.
What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Reptile
c)
Amphibian
d)
Fish
33.
Metamorphosis occurs in
a)
fishes and amphibians
b)
amphibians
c)
fishes, amphibians, and reptiles
d)
amphibians and reptiles
34.
As adults, amphibians breathe through _____________.
a)
Gills and skin
b)
Lungs and gills
c)
Lungs and skin
d)
Feet
35.
Fishes take in oxygen through their
a)
fins.
b)
gills.
c)
scales.
d)
vertebrae.
36.
Fish are _______ blooded.
a)
cold
b)
warm
37.
The main groups of vertebrates are
a)
mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
b)
Mammals, marsupials, monotremes and birds
c)
mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians
d)
mammals, reptiles and amphibians
38.
Which vertebrate groups are warm blooded (have a constant body temperature)
a)
only mammals and birds
b)
mammals, birds and reptiles
c)
only mammals
d)
all vertebrates are warm blooded
39.
Which group of vertebrates is found only in water?
a)
Fish
b)
Crustaceans
c)
Amphibians
d)
Fish and amphibians
40.
Which vertebrate groups lay eggs
a)
Birds and fish only
b)
Birds and amphibians only
c)
Birds only
d)
Birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
41.
Which 2 vertebrate groups lay eggs without a shell?
a)
amphibians and fish
b)
reptiles
c)
birds
d)
mammals
42.
Which group of vertebrates feeds its young milk (with mammary glands)
a)
mammals
b)
both mammals and birds
c)
reptiles
d)
amphibians
43.
Which vertebrate groups have skin with scales?
a)
Only fish
b)
Only reptiles
c)
Both fish and reptiles
d)
Fish, reptiles and amphibians
44.
Another name for a backbone
a)
invertebrae
b)
humerus
c)
femur
d)
vertebrae
45.
A tortoise belongs to the following group of vertebrates
a)
Reptiles
b)
Amphibians
c)
Fish
d)
None of these groups because it has a hard exoskeleton
46.
Sharks belong to which group of vertebrates?
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibians
d)
Invertebrates
47.
Dolphins belong to which group of vertebrates?
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibians
d)
Reptiles
48.
An emu belongs to which vertebrate group
a)
Reptiles
b)
Birds
c)
Mammals
d)
Amphibians
49.
Another name for a backbone
a)
invertebrae
b)
humerus
c)
femur
d)
vertebrae
50.
animals with a backbone
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
51.
animals without backbones
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
52.

Which of the following is not a class of vertebrates?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Reptiles

c)

Sponges

d)

Mammals

53.

A common characteristic of endothermic animals is

a)

exoskeleton

b)

endoskeleton

c)

regulates own body temperature

d)

beaks

54.
What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Amphibian
c)
Bird
d)
Reptile
55.
My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water.  What am I?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Bird
d)
Fish
56.
My body is warm and covered in feathers.  I lay eggs which hatch into chickens.  What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Amphibian
c)
Mammal
d)
Bird
57.
My body is warm, I have fur, feed my young on milk, and have live births.  What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Bird
c)
Mammal
d)
Fish
58.
I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs.  What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibian
d)
Reptile
59.
What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Reptile
c)
Amphibian
d)
Mammal
60.
What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Amphibian
c)
Fish
d)
Mammal
61.
What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Bird
c)
Fish
d)
Reptile