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Vertebrates and invertebrates

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an animal without a backbone

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

2.

an animal with a backbone

a)

vertebate

b)

invertebrate

3.

what are the 3 characteristics of animals?

a)

move around

b)

cannot make their own food

c)

single celled

d)

multicellular

4.

Which are vertebrates?

a)

amphibians

b)

reptiles

c)

birds

d)

fish

e)

mammals

5.

Mammals are warm-blooded.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Mammals lay eggs.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Birds lay eggs without shells.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

a lobster is ____________________

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

9.

Which are invertebrates?

a)

spiders

b)

clams

c)

fish

d)

lobsters

10.

Which are vertebrates?

a)

snake

b)

cow

c)

human

d)

crab

11.

There are more vertebrates in the world.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Which type of vertebrate are cold blooded, have soft moist skin, and lay eggs in water?

a)

fish

b)

amphibians

c)

birds

d)

reptiles

13.

What type of vertebrate is covered with feathers, uses lungs to breathe, is warm blooded, and lay hard shell eggs?

a)

fish

b)

reptiles

c)

mammals

d)

birds

14.

Which type of vertebrate has scales, lives in the water, cold blooded, and lays eggs without shells?

a)

fish

b)

birds

c)

reptiles

d)

amphibians

15.

which type of vertebrate has fur or hair, can live on land or water, warm blooded, breathe with lungs, and do not lay eggs?

a)

mammals

b)

fish

c)

reptiles

d)

amphibians

16.

What type of vertebrate has scales, lives on land or water, lungs to breathe, and are cold blooded.

a)

birds

b)

fish

c)

reptiles

d)

amphibians

17.

What are the three types of invertebrates?

a)

mollusks

b)

worms

c)

arthropods

d)

snakes

18.

Arthropods include?

a)

lobsters

b)

spiders

c)

insects

d)

fish

19.

what does a vertebrate have that an invertebrate does not have?

a)

gills

b)

lungs

c)

brain

d)

backbone

20.

Most invertebrates live in the ocean or are insects.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians are all ___.

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

22.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

23.

What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

a)

Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.

b)

Invertebrates live in water and vertebrates do not.

c)

Invertebrates have a backbone and vertebrates do not.

d)

Invertebrates are smaller than vertebrates.

24.

I am cold blooded, covered in dry scales and I lay eggs. What am I?

a)

Mammal

b)

Fish

c)

Amphibian

d)

Reptile

25.

I am cold blooded, covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs. What am I?

a)

Fish

b)

Mammal

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

26.
My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water.  What am I?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Bird
d)
Fish
27.

If all the flowers are picked off the plants, the plants will not be able to:

a)

grow taller

b)

produce seeds

c)

make their own food

d)

absorb nutrients from the soil

28.

Which statement is quantitative?

a)

There are red socks on the floor

b)

The socks are made of cotton

c)

The socks have 6 red dots on them

d)

The socks smell clean

29.

A seedling is . . .

a)

the outer protective layer of a seed

b)

to begin to grow or sprout

c)

a seed whose shoot has reached about the ground

d)

none of these

30.

What stage of the plant life cycle is shown?

a)

Full grown, mature plant

b)

a bud

c)

a seed

d)

a sprout

31.
What are 2 things seeds need to grow?
a)
Sunlight, water, and food
b)
Water and Warmth
c)
Soda and water
d)
Sunlight and Nutrients
32.
What is the plant on the right called?
a)
seedling
b)
sprout
c)
new plant
d)
seed coat
33.

How many stages does a butterfly life cycle have?

a)

four

b)

three

c)

five

d)

two

34.
List the four stages of the complete metamorphosis life cycles in the correct order. 
a)
Egg, Pupa, Larva, Adult
b)
Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult
c)
Adult, Egg, Larva, Pupa
d)
Adult, Egg, Pupa, Larva
35.

How many stages in the life cycle of a chicken

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

36.

The young of an Adult Chicken is called ?

a)

Chick

b)

Baby

37.

The baby chick will look like her mother when she grows into an Adult

a)

True

b)

False

38.

What is the kingdom for ALL animals?

(a)  

39.

What is the phylum for vertebrates?

(a)  

40.

What is the phylum for invertebrates?

(a)  

41.

The term used for animals that have a backbone.

(a)  

42.

What is the term for animals that do NOT have a backbone?

(a)  

43.

Which of the following classes represents a vertebrate with fur or hair?

a)

Birds

b)

Mammals

c)

Arachnids

d)

Reptiles

44.

Which of the following classes represents an invertebrate with 10-40 legs?

a)

Crustacean

b)

Arachnid

c)

Insect

d)

Myriapod

45.

How many legs does insects have?

(a)  

46.

How many legs do arachnids have?

(a)  

47.

Which class under the phylum Chordata has moist, scale-less skin?

(a)  

48.

Which class under the phylum Arthropoda has multiple segments and each segment has jointed legs?

a)

arachnid

b)

crustacean

c)

myriapod

d)

insect

49.

Which class under the phylum Arthropoda has gills?

(a)  

50.

Which of these animals are vertebrates?*

a)

Frogs

b)

Komodo dragons

c)

Bees

d)

Newts

51.

Where can amphibians live?*

a)

On the land

b)

In the water

c)

In the air

d)

In Antarctica

52.

How can adult amphibians breathe?*

a)

With their lungs and skin

b)

Through gills

c)

They don't breathe

d)

With tracheae

53.

Which of these animals are amphibians?*

a)

Turtles

b)

Salamanders

c)

Caecilians

d)

Toads

e)

Snakes

54.

What is the name of the amphibian's life cycle?

(a)  

55.

Which are names of the frog's metamorphosis?*

a)

Egg

b)

Pupa

c)

Froglet

d)

Larva

e)

Tadpole

56.

What is the name of this animal?

a)

Sword fish

b)

Clown fish

c)

Eel

d)

Puffer fish

57.

How do reptiles move?

a)

They slither or crawl

b)

They jump

c)

They run

d)

They fly

58.

How can fish breathe?

a)

With lungs

b)

Through their skin

c)

With gills

d)

With their bones

59.

Which of these vertebrates have cold blood?*

a)

Mammals

b)

Reptiles

c)

Birds

d)

Amphibians

e)

Fish

60.

What is the name of this step in the insect's life cycle?

a)

Adult

b)

Pupa

c)

Egg

d)

Larva

61.

What material is a cocoon made of?

a)

Cotton

b)

Pastic

c)

Silk

d)

metal

62.

Which of these animals are arachnids? Choose all the correct ones.*

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
63.

What do all insects have?*

a)

Wings.

b)

Claws.

c)

Six legs.

d)

Two antennae.

e)

Eight legs.

64.

The exoskeleton is...

a)

The insect's head.

b)

A hard shell that protects the insects.

c)

A group of bones that protect insects.

d)

Invertebrates don't have an exoskeleton.

65.

What are the parts of an insect's body?*

a)

Head

b)

Thorax

c)

Gills

d)

Abdomen

e)

Webbed feet

66.

How do insects breathe?

a)

With tracheae

b)

With Lungs

c)

With gills

d)

With their skin

67.

Which is the biggest fish on Earth?

a)

The white shark

b)

The blue whale

c)

The orca

d)

The whale shark

68.

What is this step of the insect's life cycle?

a)

Caterpillar

b)

Larva

c)

Pupa

d)

Adult

69.

The axolotl is a...

a)

Frog

b)

Toad

c)

Newt

d)

Insect

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