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Classification of animals

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An animal has fur and feeds milk to its young. How should this animal be classified?

a)

As an invertebrate

b)

As an amphibian

c)

As a mammal

d)

As a reptile

2.

A scientist discovers a new organism. It has scales and uses lungs to breathe air. How will they classify this organism?

a)

As an invertebrate

b)

As a reptile

c)

As an amphibian

d)

As a fish

3.

Which statement is true about vertebrates?

a)

Vertebrates do not have a backbone

b)

Most of the animals on Earth are vertebrates

c)

Vertebrates have backbones

d)

Vertebrates only live on land

4.

Which group do frogs belong to?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Birds

c)

Mammals

d)

Amphibians

5.

Which of these is NOT a vertebrate?

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Penguin

c)

Salamander

d)

Mouse

6.

Which one of these organisms is a reptile?

a)

Hawk

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Mushroom

d)

Crocodile

7.

The skin of a reptile...

a)

is smooth and moist.

b)

is covered in scales.

c)

is covered with feathers.

d)

is covered with fur.

8.

Which statement is true ONLY of amphibians?

a)

They have gills as young and lungs as adults

b)

They look like their parents

c)

They have backbones

d)

They are consumers

9.
I have dry and rough skin, lay eggs, breathe with lungs, and am ectothermic (cold-blooded). What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Mammals
c)
Amphibians
d)
Reptiles
10.
Fish take in oxygen through their?
a)
fins.
b)
gills.
c)
scales.
d)
vertebrae.
11.
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
12.
Which of these vertebrates doesn't have lungs?
a)
birds
b)
reptiles
c)
fish
d)
mammals
13.
_____________ are the only mammals that can fly. 
a)
Bats
b)
Eagles
c)
Parrots
d)
Penguins
14.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? Amphibians change their colors to...

a)

Protect their body

b)

Hide themselves from predators

c)

Breathe

d)

Walk

15.
How many groups of vertebrates do you know?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
10
16.

Which are the 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.
What animals are oviparous?
a)
Animals that drink mother's milk
b)
Animals that lay eggs
18.
What do the herbivores eat?
a)
Other animals
b)
Plants
c)
Plants and other animals
19.
Animals that have hair or fur are...
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Fishes
d)
Reptiles 
20.

The animal kingdom is divided into

a)

1 group

b)

2 groups

c)

3 groups

d)

10 groups

21.
Breathing organs of mammals
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
c)
Gills
d)
Lungs
22.

Land animals that need to live close to water

a)

reptiles

b)

worms

c)

amphibians

d)

birds

23.

The mothers feed their young with milk

a)

fish

b)

arthropods

c)

mammals

d)

amphibians

24.

"frogs can live in the water "why?

a)

because it has 3 organs that can survive on water and land

b)

because it has 2 organs that can survive on water and land

c)

because it has 1 organs that can survive on water and land

25.

Which of the following is not a mammal?

a)
b)
c)
d)