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WorksheetsClassifying vertebrates
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Vertebrates are animals with
No backbone
Backbone
Special tubes
No special tubes
What am I?
Reptile
Amphibian
Mammal
Birds
Most fish are covered with.................
hair
scales
hard shell
slimy substance
Animals that begin their life in the water and live on land are called....................
reptiles
mammals
amphibians
fish
What class do the crocodiles belong to?
Fish
Reptiles
Mammals
Amphibians
How are birds and reptiles alike?
They both have scales.
They can both lay eggs.
They both have beaks.
They both have feathers.
Mammals are covered with....
Feather
Scales
Hair
Scaly
What do mammals use to breathe with?
Gills
Skin
Blood
Lungs
Comparing or organizing things into groups is called...
Classifying
Coming together
Cleaning
Metamorphosis
All birds have hair
True
False
My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water. What am I?
Amphibian
Reptile
Bird
Fish
My body is warm, I have fur, feed my young on milk, and have live births. What am I?
Reptile
Bird
Mammal
Fish
My body is cold, am covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs. What am I?
Fish
Reptile
Mammal
Amphibian
Which are the 5 groups of vertebrate animals?
Mammals, fish, amphibians and sharks
Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians
Humans, fish, birds and reptiles
Lions, tuna, eagle, crocodile and frog
What animals breathe with their lungs?
Mammals and birds
Mammals, birds, reptiles and adult amphibians
Fish and chips
Humans, birds and sharks
What is the best way to describe a mammal?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded
Warm blooded with hair or fur
Lay eggs
What is the best way to describe a bird?
Cold blooded
Warm blooded with hair or fur
Warm blooded with feathers, wings and a beak
Warm blooded
What is the best way to describe a fish?
Cold blooded and lives in water
Warm blooded with hair or fur
Cold blooded with gills and fins, living in water
Warm blooded with feathers, wings and a beak
Which category of vertebrates do kangaroos fit into?
Fish
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
Which category of vertebrates do brown penguins fit into?
Fish
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
Which category of vertebrates do brown eels fit into?
Fish
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
How many main types of vertebrates are there?
4
5
6
7
Which category of vertebrates do bears fit into?
fish
amphibians
reptiles
birds
mammals
What word means body temperature changes when the outside temperature changes?
cold blooded
warm blooded
What word means body temperature stays the same no matter what the outside temperature is?
cold blooded
warm blooded
What group of vertebrates are robins and owls?
fish
amphibians
mammals
birds
Fish are vertebrates with fins. Their skin covered with scales. They breathe using gills. They lay eggs in the water.
true
false
Reptiles are vertebrates with scaly skins. Most of them have four legs, although snakes have lost their legs. Reptiles reproduce by laying eggs on land.
true
false
There are still many undiscovered species of animals and plants in remote parts of the world.
The diagram shows a newly discovered species which scientists have classified and named Isothrix barbarabrownae.
Name the class of vertebrates that includes Isothrix.
amphibians
birds
fish
mammals
reptiles
Name the class of vertebrates that includes chameleon
amphibians
birds
fish
mammals
reptiles
Name the class of vertebrates that includes Ambystoma mexicanum
amphibians
birds
fish
mammals
reptiles
Name the class of vertebrates that includes squirrel
amphibians
birds
fish
mammals
reptiles
scaly skin; fins; gills
amphibians
birds
fish
mammals
reptiles
smooth skin; gills when young, lungs when adult; four limbs; lay eggs in water
amphibians
birds
fish
mammals
reptiles
scaly skin; have lungs; four limbs; lay eggs on land
amphibians
birds
fish
mammals
reptiles
feathers; have lungs; have a beak; four limbs – the front pair are wings; lay eggs on land
amphibians
birds
fish
mammals
reptiles
hair; have lungs; have a beak; four limbs; give birth to live young; feed young on milk
amphibians
birds
fish
mammals
reptiles
