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Animal Classification Review

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________ is grouping things according to similarities

a)

Classification

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Autograph

d)

Genus

2.

What are 2 animals that have scales?

a)

mammals

b)

fish

c)

reptiles

d)

amphibians

3.

Which animal is an amphibian?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which animal or animals breath with lungs?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which animals are born in water but live on land as adults?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which animals are invertebrates?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

One difference between a reptile and an amphibian is...

a)

Amphibians are born on land and reptiles are not.

b)

Reptiles have scales and amphibians have skin

c)

Amphibians have lungs and reptiles don't.

d)

Reptiles are coldblooded and amphibians are warmblooded.

8.

Which animal is a bird.

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Which animal is an invertebrate?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which animal is coldblooded and must lay in the sun for warmth?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Which animal is a mammal?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Select all the true characteristics of an insect.

a)

Insects have 6 legs.

b)

Insects have 8 legs.

c)

Insects have 3 main body parts.

d)

Insects have exoskeletons.

13.

Which is NOT a characteristic of mammals?

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Lays eggs

c)

Hair/Fur

d)

Lungs

14.

Which IS a characteristic of mammals?

a)

Warm Blooded

b)

Feathers

c)

Cold Blooded

d)

Gills

15.

Which has the characteristic of having scales?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Mammals

c)

Birds

d)

Amphibians

16.

Which is true about reptiles?

a)

They are cold blooded.

b)

They are warm blooded.

17.

Which of the following is a reptile?

a)

Newt

b)

Frog

c)

Salamander

d)

Toad

18.

What is the difference between reptiles and amphibians?

a)

Reptiles have gills. Amphibians have lungs.

b)

Reptile are warm blooded. Amphibians are cold blooded.

c)

Reptiles lay eggs on land. Amphibians lay eggs in water.

d)

Reptiles are invertebrates. Amphibians are vertebrates

19.

Which of the following is an amphibian?

a)

Tortoise

b)

Rattlesnake

c)

Salamander

d)

Carp

20.

Which means to have no backbone?

a)

vertebrate

b)

mammal

c)

reptile

d)

invertebrate

21.

Which word means to have a backbone?

a)

vertebrate

b)

mammal

c)

reptile

d)

invertebrate

22.

Which is an inveterate?

a)

dolphin

b)

snake

c)

ant

d)

human

23.

Which is a vertebrate?

a)

lizard

b)

butterfly

c)

spider

d)

lobster

24.

What does it mean to be cold-blooded?

a)

Body temperature changes with the environment.

b)

Body temperature never changes.

c)

Body temperature does not change with the environment.

d)

Body temperature is always cold.

25.

Whose body temperature does not change with their environment?

a)

vertebrate

b)

warm-blooded

c)

invertebrate

d)

cold-blooded

26.

Which animal would be classified with a cow, monkey, and a squirrel?

a)

turle

b)

frog

c)

chicken

d)

human

27.

Which animal would be placed in a group with a salamander, frog, and newt?

a)

toad

b)

fish

c)

rattlesnake

d)

moose

28.

What skin type does an amphibian have?

a)

dry, rough skin

b)

wet, smooth skin

c)

wet, scaly skin

d)

dry, smooth skin

29.

What skin type does a reptile have?

a)

dry, scaly skin

b)

dry, smooth skin

c)

wet, scaly skin

d)

wet, smooth skin

30.

I am a cold-blooded animal that lays eggs. I can live in water or on land. I have moist skin. What type of animal am I?

a)

amphibian

b)

reptile

c)

bird

d)

mammal

31.

I am a cold-blooded animal that lays eggs. I live in water all the time. I use gills to breathe underwater. Most of the time I have fins to help me swim. What type of animal am I?

a)

bird

b)

reptile

c)

fish

d)

insect

32.

I am a cold-blooded animal that lays eggs. I have scaly skin and spend some time in water looking for food. I live on land. My eggs have a tough shell to protect it from enemies. What type of animal am I?

a)

reptile

b)

amphibian

c)

mammal

d)

fish

33.

I am a warm-blooded animal that gives live birth. I have 4 limbs and fur to keep me warm and cool. I live on land. What type of animal am I?

a)

insect

b)

mammal

c)

bird

d)

reptile

34.

Which group of animals does NOT have backbones?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

c)

mammals

d)

fish

35.

How are insects different from reptiles?

a)

They do not have a backbone.

b)

They use gills to breathe.

c)

They have moist skin.

d)

They are born alive.

36.

Why do mammal parents stay with their young?

a)

Because their eggs need to be protected.

b)

Because their young need them to survive.

c)

Because their young sleep through the long winter.

d)

Because their young cannot walk.

37.

How are young mammals different from young reptiles?

a)

They are covered in feathers.

b)

They are born alive.

c)

They cannot hear sounds.

d)

They do not have a backbone.

38.

What do fish, amphibians, birds, reptiles, and mammals have in common?

a)

They live on land.

b)

They all have backbones.

c)

They all have 4 legs.

d)

They all are born in eggs.

39.

Which group of animals has dry, scaly skin? .

a)

mammals

b)

insects

c)

reptiles

d)

amphibians

40.

What group of animals has hair or fur and babies born alive are?

a)

amphibians

b)

insects

c)

mammals

d)

fish

41.

What classification of animals use their fins to move through water?

a)

fish

b)

birds

c)

mammals

d)

reptiles

42.

What group of animals have wings and lay eggs in a nest?

a)

birds

b)

mammals

c)

fish

d)

reptiles

43.

What type of animal is classified as having moist skin to help them live on land and in water?

a)

fish

b)

amphibian

c)

reptile

d)

insect

44.

How is a mammal different from a reptile?

a)

mammals have moist skin

b)

mammal babies need help from parents to survive

c)

mammals lay eggs

d)

mammals live under water

45.

What classification group is this animal classified in?

a)

mammal

b)

bird

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian

46.

What classification group is this animal classified in?

a)

bird

b)

reptile

c)

insect

d)

mammal

47.

What classification group is this animal classified in?

a)

fish

b)

bird

c)

amphibian

d)

insect

48.

What classification group is this animal classified in?

a)

insect

b)

mammal

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian

49.

What classification group is this animal classified in?

a)

amphibian

b)

mammal

c)

fish

d)

reptile

50.

What classification group is this animal classified in?

a)

insect

b)

reptile

c)

fish

d)

mammal

51.

What classification group is this animal classified in?

a)

mammal

b)

fish

c)

reptile

d)

insect

52.

What classification group is this animal classified in?

a)

bird

b)

insect

c)

mammal

d)

fish

53.

What are the characteristics of birds?

a)

they are born alive, they have feathers, and they are cold blooded

b)

they are born from eggs, they have feathers and wings, and they are warm blooded

c)

they live in water, they are born from eggs, and they have gills

d)

they are born from eggs, they have fur, and they are cold blooded

54.

What classification group are people in?

a)

bird

b)

mammal

c)

insect

d)

reptile

55.
Scientists classify animals by their...
a)
Color
b)
Size
c)
Characteristics
d)
Sound
56.
Animals that have backbones are...
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
c)
Mollusk
d)
Lobster
57.
Invertebrates do not have backbone, but they could have an...
a)
Wings
b)
Shell
c)
Exoskeleton
d)
Mouth
58.
Cold blooded animals with scaly dry skin are...
a)
Fish
b)
Reptiles
c)
Amphibians
d)
 Mammals
59.
Warm blooded animals that feed their babies with milk....
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Insects
d)
amphibians
60.
Vertebrates that spend part of their lives in water and part of their lives on land....
a)
Mollusk
b)
Amphibians
c)
Mammals
d)
Fish
61.
Vertebrates that have fins to move and gills to breathe....
a)
Fish
b)
Amphibians
c)
Platypus
d)
Insects
62.
An invertebrate with an exoskeleton hard shell...
a)
Snail
b)
Insect
c)
Worm
d)
Jellyfish
63.
How are vertebrates and invertebrates alike?
a)
They fly
b)
They have backbones
c)
They don't have backbones
d)
They reproduce
64.
Which animal is an amphibian?
a)
fish
b)
frog
c)
duck
d)
lemur
65.
Invertebrates are animals without backbones. The sponge, the octopus, and snail are examples of invertebrates. Which of these organisms is not an invertebrate?
a)
slug
b)
earthworm
c)
butterfly
d)
snake
66.
The ________ of the fish allow it to take in oxygen.
a)
fins
b)
gills
c)
scales
d)
lungs
67.
A sand dollar is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. What organism is most like a sand dollar?
a)
shark
b)
lizard
c)
starfish
d)
ray
68.
What type of animal spends its entire life under water, has fins, and breathes using gills
a)
amphibian
b)
fish
c)
bird
d)
reptile
69.
What type of animal has dry scaly skin and lays its eggs on land?
a)
fish
b)
amphibian
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
70.
What is the only type of animal that has feathers?
a)
bird
b)
mammal
c)
amphibian
d)
reptiles
71.
What type of animal has fur and feeds its young with milk?
a)
birds
b)
reptiles
c)
amphibians
d)
mammals
72.
What type of animal spends part of its life in water and part on land and lays its eggs in water?
a)
amphibians
b)
reptiles
c)
birds
d)
fish
73.
Which type of animal goes through a metamorphosis (body change)? 
a)
bird
b)
mammal
c)
reptile
d)
amphibian
74.
What classification of animals do humans belong to?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
reptiles
d)
amphibians
75.
What classification of animals are  vertebrae (have a backbone)?
a)
birds only
b)
reptiles only
c)
reptiles and birds but not mammals and fish
d)
mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds
76.
Which animal is warm blooded?
a)
reptiles
b)
fish
c)
mammals 
d)
amphibians
77.
Cold blooded animals
a)
Make their own heat
b)
Are the temperature of their surroundings
c)
Have blue blood
d)
Are a type of plant
78.
This is a 
a)
bird
b)
fish
c)
mammal
d)
reptile
79.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
fish
c)
amphibian
d)
mammal
80.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
Fish
c)
Mammal
d)
Amphibian
81.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
Fish
c)
Mammal
d)
Amphibian
82.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
Bird
c)
Mammal
d)
Fish
83.

Name the groups that we use to classify vertebrate animals

a)

Goats, Sharks, Amphibians, and Panda's

b)

Reptiles and Mammals

c)

Mammal, Fish, Reptile, Amphibian, and Bird

84.

Which group of animals are warm blooded?

a)

Birds and Mammals

b)

Reptiles and Amphibians

c)

Mammals and Fish

85.

Check all the animal groups that are cold blooded

a)

Reptile

b)

Mammal

c)

Amphibian

d)

Fish

e)

Bird

86.

Which animal group drinks its mother's milk?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Birds

c)

Mammals

87.

Which animal group is covered in feathers?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Birds

c)

Fish

88.

Which animal group lives part of its life on land and part in water?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Fish

c)

Amphibians

89.

Which animal group spends its entire life in water?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

90.

Which animal groups hatch from eggs?

a)

Only Birds

b)

Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish

c)

Mammals and Reptiles

91.

Which animal group has smooth, moist skin?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Birds

c)

Amphibians

92.

Which animal group does a Lizard belong to?

a)

Amphibian

b)

Fish

c)

Reptile

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