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Vertebrate Classification

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

organism with a back bone

1.

vertebrate

b)

organism that is unable to produce body heat

2.

ectothermic

c)

organism that generates its own body heat

3.

endothermic

d)

organism that has an internal skeleton

4.

endoskeleton

e)

organism that has an external skeleton

5.

exoskeleton

2.
There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Arthropods
d)
Reptiles
3.

Whats the biggest difference between birds and mammals?

a)

birds are warm blooded

b)

mothers take care of their babies

c)

birds have hollow bones and skulls

d)

birds are vertebrates

4.

What type of animal is a red-eyed tree frog?

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

e)

Fish

5.

What type of animal is a crested auklet?

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

e)

Fish

6.

What type of animal is a spotted salamander?

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

e)

Fish

7.

What type of animal is a minnow?

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

e)

Fish

8.

What type of animal is a great blue whale?

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

e)

Fish

9.

What type of animal is a raccoon?

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

e)

Fish

10.

What type of animal is a komodo dragon?

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

e)

Fish

11.

Which is true concerning amphibian development?

a)

It includes an aquatic larval form.

b)

Newborns respire using gills.

c)

Adults respire using lungs.

d)

All of these

12.

What is one distinguishing feature of mammals that is absent in other classes of vertebrates?

a)

they breathe only with lungs and have four limbs

b)

they have milk-producing glands

c)

they are endothermic

d)

they have a bony endoskeleton with a backbone and jaws

13.

_____ have an outer covering of scales.

a)

Birds

b)

Mammals

c)

Amphibians

d)

Reptiles

14.

Which of the following is NOT a major group of vertebrates?

a)

mollusks

b)

reptiles

c)

fishes

d)

amphibians

15.

Mammal skins are covered with ____ or fur.

a)

feathers

b)

hair

c)

scales

d)

wool