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Animals: Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the sentence: All animals...

a)

have 2 eyes.

b)

move quickly.

c)

are made of many cells.

d)

have a backbone.

2.

Animals with bilateral symmetry have streamlined bodies. Which animal below has a streamlined body shape?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Your friend says that spiders have a skeleton inside their bodies. Is your friend correct?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

My friends are smart

d)

My friends are not smart

4.

Ribs are important because they protect

a)

the large intestine.

b)

the brain.

c)

the heart and lungs.

d)

the lungs.

5.

True or false: Vertebrates are usually smaller than invertebrates.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Select all the invertebrate groups below

a)

mollusk

b)

arthropod

c)

cnidarian

d)

reptile

e)

echinoderm

7.

Which animals below can keep a constant body temperature, even when the outside temperature changes?

a)

Snake

b)

Human

c)

Polar bear

d)

All endotherms

e)

Giraffe

8.

All of these animals are chordates because they have a nerve cord, gill slits, and ________

a)

2 legs.

b)

head.

c)

notochord.

d)

good sense of humor.

9.

A skeleton is on the outside of the body is called an _________.

a)

Exoskeleton

b)

Endoskeleton

c)

Outside

d)

Enzoskeleton

10.

This frog lives in Alaska. He moves very slowly when he is cold because

a)

he is slow motion frog.

b)

cold temperature helps all animals move fast.

c)

he has no energy to move fast.

d)

he gets energy from the cold.

11.

The backbone is made of a stack of bones called

a)

spinal cord.

b)

disks.

c)

Sacrum and coccyx

d)

vertebra.

12.

Name the animal based on the skeleton.

a)

Rat

b)

T-rex

c)

Seal

d)

Monkey

13.

All chordates have similar structures when they are born because

a)

they have the same DNA.

b)

they evolved from a common ancestor.

c)

they live in the same habitat.

d)

they are living things.

14.

Choose the correct answer. Which type of animals eat more food?

a)

warm blooded ectotherm

b)

warm blooded endotherm

c)

cold blooded ectotherm

d)

cold blooded endotherm

15.

A gorilla is grouped with mammals because

a)

it just is.

b)

it lives in trees.

c)

it has skin with hair and gives birth to a live baby.

d)

it has scales and is cold blooded.