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Vertebrates MSM

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All animals are multi-cellular.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
Some animals are autotrophs.
a)
true
b)
false
3.
All vertebrates have an endoskeleton.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
Which of these vertebrates doesn't have lungs?
a)
birds
b)
reptiles
c)
fish
d)
mammals
5.
Which of these vertebrates are endothermic?
a)
fish/birds
b)
amphibians/reptiles
c)
mammals/birds
d)
mammals/reptiles
6.
Frogs, toads, and salamanders are part of which animal group?
a)
reptiles
b)
amphibians
c)
birds
d)
fish
7.
Which group of vertebrates lay jelly like eggs?
a)
amphibian
b)
reptile
c)
bird
d)
mammal
8.
A bat, cat, and rat are in which vertebrate group?
a)
amphibian
b)
reptile
c)
bird 
d)
mammal
9.
Which of the following animals goes through metamorphosis?
a)
alligator
b)
frog
c)
lizard
d)
turtle
10.
A zebra, bat, and ground hog are animals from different parts of the world. What characteristics do all of these animals have that allow them to be in the same group.
a)
fur
b)
claws
c)
big ears
d)
webbed feet
11.
Which is a characteristic of all vertebrates?
a)
digestive system with one opening
b)
offspring hatch from eggs
c)
respiratory system with lungs
d)
spinal chord enclosed in bones
12.
Which class of vertebrates feeds milk to its young?
a)
amphibians
b)
fish
c)
mammals
d)
reptiles
13.
Which kind of animal is born in water but lives on land as an adult?
a)
reptile
b)
mammal
c)
amphibian
d)
fish
14.
Which animal have lightweight, hollow bones?
a)
reptile
b)
birds
c)
fish
d)
amphibian
15.
Which is a characteristic of ectothermic animals?
a)
They do not maintain a constant internal temperature.
b)
They have a body temperature that stays nearly the same.
c)
Thye can cool their bodies by sweating.
d)
They have to eat a lot of food to keep warm. 
16.
What is the MAIN way that a dog's body maintains a constant temperature?
a)
It crowds together with other animals.
b)
It darkens its skin to absorb more heat.
c)
It tries to spend as much time in the sunlight as possible.
d)
It generates heat by converting food into energy.
17.
There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Arthropods
d)
Reptiles
18.
Which are the 5 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
19.
What animals breathe with their lungs?
a)
Mammals and birds
b)
Fish and chips
c)
Mammals, birds, reptiles and adult amphibians
d)
Humans, birds and sharks
20.

Comparing or organizing things into groups is called...

a)

Classifying

b)

Cleaning

c)

Coming together

d)

Metamorphosis

21.

How do fish breathe?

a)

Through their gills

b)

Through their skin

c)

Through their fins

d)

Through their feathers

22.
What is one way an endotherm keeps his body warm?
a)
Jogging
b)
Sweating
c)
Shivering
d)
Hiding
23.
Which of these is a reptile?
a)
Eagle
b)
Shark
c)
Chimpanzee
d)
Iguana
24.
What covers a reptile and a fish's body?
a)
Scales
b)
Fur/hair
c)
Feathers
d)
Spines
25.
What happens when an ectothermic animal gets cold?
a)
It shivers
b)
It exercises
c)
It slows down
d)
It eats more
26.

Which class of vertebrates does organism W belong to?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Birds

c)

Fish

d)

Reptiles

27.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D