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Animal Diversity

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which characteristic does NOT apply to animals?

a)

collagen

b)

photosynthesis

c)

digestive system

d)

eukaryotic cell

2.

What characteristic applies to the animal shown below?

a)

asymmetry

b)

vertebrate

c)

bilateral symmetry

d)

radial symmetry

3.

Which characteristic separates the animal kingdom into two categories?

a)

backbone

b)

DNA

c)

notochord

d)

symmetry

4.

Which characteristic is NOT shared by both flatworms and nematodes?

a)

bilateral symmetry

b)

a simple brain

c)

live in moist environments

d)

two openings in digestive system

5.

Which phylum does the animal below belong to?

a)

Annelida

b)

Molllusca

c)

Nematoda

d)

Platyheminthes

6.

What characteristic distinguishes the animal shown from a fish?

a)

bones

b)

notochord

c)

nerve cord

d)

no gills

7.

Which phylum does this animal belong to?

a)

Annelida

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Chordata

d)

Mollusca

8.

Which characteristic is common to all chordates?

a)

bones

b)

fur

c)

lungs

d)

notochord

9.

Which phylum contains asymmetrical invertebrates that have no tissues?

a)

Annelida

b)

Cnidaria

c)

Echinodermata

d)

Porifera

10.

Which characteristic applies to a horse?

a)

asymmetry

b)

invertebrate

c)

spherical

d)

vertebrate

11.

Which is a characteristic of all vertebrates?

a)

digestive system with on opening

b)

offspring hatch from eggs

c)

respiratory system with lungs

d)

spinal cord enclosed in bones

12.

Which is true of the animal shown?

a)

It has bilaterial symmetry.

b)

It has radial symmetry.

c)

It is an invertebrate.

d)

It is a vertebrate.

13.

The animal in the picture is classified in which phylum?

a)

Arhtropoda

b)

Chordata

c)

Echinodermata

d)

Mollusca

14.

Which animals make up Plylum Chordata?

a)

insects, slpiders, and crabs

b)

mussels, octopuses, and squids

c)

snails, slugs, and clams

d)

vertebrates, lancetes, and tunicates

15.

Of the estimated 1.2 million species of invertebrates, about 950,000 are insects. What percentage of invertebrates are insects? (Round to the nearest whole percent, but leave the percent sign off of the answer.)

(a)