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WorksheetsVertebrates
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of these vertebrates doesn't have lungs?
a)
birds
b)
reptiles
c)
fish
d)
mammals
2.
Which of these vertebrates are endothermic?
a)
fish/birds
b)
amphibians/reptiles
c)
mammals/birds
d)
mammals/reptiles
3.
Frogs, toads, and salamanders are part of which animal group?
a)
reptiles
b)
amphibians
c)
birds
d)
fish
4.
This lion is a mammal because...
a)
It has a backbone.
b)
It has fur/hair
c)
It is ectothermic.
d)
It lays eggs.
5.
Which of the following animals goes through metamorphosis?
a)
alligator
b)
frog
c)
lizard
d)
turtle
6.
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
7.
Which class of vertebrates feeds milk to its young?
a)
amphibians
b)
fish
c)
mammals
d)
reptiles
8.
Which kind of animal is born in water but lives on land as an adult?
a)
reptile
b)
mammal
c)
amphibian
d)
fish
9.
Which animal have lightweight, hollow bones?
a)
reptile
b)
birds
c)
fish
d)
amphibian
10.
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.
11.
There are five categories of vertebrates. Which one is not a vertebrate?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Arthropods
d)
Reptiles
12.
I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs. What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibian
d)
Reptile
13.
Which of these animals breathe through their gills?
a)
Fish
b)
Fish and baby amphibians
c)
Mammals, adult amphibians, reptiles and birds
14.
What word means body temperature changes when the outside temperature changes?
a)
cold blooded
b)
warm blooded
c)
classify
d)
vertebrate
15.
The animal in the picture is a(n) ______ because it has a ______.
a)
invertebrate ... backbone
b)
vertebrate ... backbone
c)
reptile ... backbone
d)
backbone ... skeleton
16.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of birds?
a)
lay eggs
b)
have beaks
c)
are cold-blooded
d)
have feathers
17.
The snake is an animal that belongs to the ___ class.
a)
mammal
b)
reptile
c)
amphibian
d)
bird
18.
The shark is an animal that belongs to the ___ class.
a)
mammal
b)
reptile
c)
amphibian
d)
fish
19.
The table shows some characteristics of four different vertebrates. Which vertebrate is a reptile?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
20.
Which of the following are cold blooded vertebrate animals with dry, scaley skin
a)
amphibians
b)
mammals
c)
fish
d)
reptiles
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