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Classifying Vertebrates

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which category of vertebrates do sharks fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

2.

Which category of vertebrates do newts fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

3.

Which category of vertebrates do seals fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

4.

Which category of vertebrates do humans fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

5.

Which category of vertebrates do emus fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

6.

Which category of vertebrates do emus fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

7.

Which category of vertebrates do turtles fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

8.

Which category of vertebrates do snakes fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

9.

Which category of vertebrates do echidnas fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

10.

Which category of vertebrates do platypuses fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

11.

Which category of vertebrates do crocodiles fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

12.

What is the best way to describe a vertebrate?

a)

Has a backbone

b)

Has no backbone

c)

Has a spinal cord surrounded by bone or cartilage

d)

Has six or eight legs

e)

Can breath out of water

13.

What is the best way to describe a mammal?

a)

Warm blooded

b)

Cold blooded

c)

Warm blooded with hair or fur

d)

Lay eggs

e)

Can live in water

14.

What is the best way to describe a bird?

a)

Warm blooded

b)

Cold blooded

c)

Warm blooded with hair or fur

d)

Warm blooded with feathers, wings and a beak

e)

Mammals that can fly

15.

What is the best way to describe a reptile?

a)

Warm blooded

b)

Cold blooded, lays eggs and is covered in dry scaly skin or a bony plates

c)

Cold blooded

d)

Warm blooded with feathers, wings and a beak

e)

Vertebrates that cannot fly

16.

What is the best way to describe a fish?

a)

Cold blooded and lives in water

b)

Cold blooded

c)

Warm blooded with hair or fur

d)

Warm blooded with feathers, wings and a beak

e)

Cold blooded with gills and fins, living in water

17.

What is the best way to describe amphibians?

a)

Warm blooded

b)

Cold blooded, lays eggs and is covered in dry scaly skin or a bony plates

c)

Cold blooded. Adults need water or a moist environment to survive. Can breath and absorb water through their skin.

d)

Warm blooded with feathers, wings and a beak

e)

Vertebrates that cannot fly

18.

Which category of vertebrates do kangaroos fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

19.

Which category of vertebrates do koalas fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

20.

Which category of vertebrates do brown snakes fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

21.

Which category of vertebrates do brown bats fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

22.

Which category of vertebrates do brown penguins fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

23.

Which category of vertebrates do brown eels fit into?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

24.

How many main types of vertebrates are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

8

25.

How many types of vertebrates are there in total?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

8