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Spiral Review 10-Vertebrates

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
2.

My body is moist and smooth. I lay eggs without a shell and live in or near the water. To what vertebrate class do I belong?

a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Bird
d)
Fish
3.

I am endothermic, have fur, and feed milk to my young. To what vertebrate class do I belong?

a)
Reptile
b)
Bird
c)
Mammal
d)
Fish
4.

I am covered in dry scales and lay amniotic eggs with tough, leathery shells.  To what vertebrate class do I belong?

a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibian
d)
Reptile
5.

I am ectothermic, covered in scales, and use gills to breathe under water.  To what vertebrate class do I belong?

a)
Fish
b)
Mammal
c)
Reptile
d)
Amphibian
6.

What are the 5 major classes of vertebrate animals?

a)

Mammals, fish, amphibians, mouse, and sharks

b)

Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians

c)

Frog, mouse, fish, turtle, bird

d)

Humans, fish, birds turtles, and reptiles

7.

Which vertebrate group includes ectothermic animals that can breathe through their skin and through their simple lungs and lay eggs without a shell?

a)
Amphibians
b)
Fish
c)
Reptiles
8.

Omnivores have bodies that are adapted to eat ______.

a)

plants only

b)

only other animals

c)

both plants and other animals

9.

________ organisms cannot control their body temperature internally. Their temperature changes when the outside temperature changes.

a)

Ectothermic

b)

Endothermic

c)

Single-celled

10.

Vertebrates have an internal skeleton, or _________, made of either bone or cartilage.

a)

exoskeleton

b)

endoskeleton

11.

All mammals breathe using ________.

a)

Gills

b)

Skin

c)

Lungs

12.

To what vertebrate class do humans belong to?

a)

Birds

b)

Mammals

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

13.

Which is NOT a characteristic of all Chordates?

a)

nerve cord

b)

notochord

c)

pharyngeal pouches

d)

postanal tail

e)

lungs

14.

The amniotic egg was important because it provided a complete environment for the embryo and allowed vertebrates to reproduce on ________ for the first time.

a)

land

b)

water

c)

treetops

15.

Which is NOT an adaptation for flight?

a)

nearly hollow, lightweight bones

b)

an efficient digestive system

c)

wings and feathers

d)

sharp beak