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Animal Classification Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Brooke made a list of organisms and classified them into two groups, What would be the best titles for these groups?


Group 1: fish, amphibians, reptile

Group 2: mollusks, arthropods, insects

a)

Group 1: Exoskeleton

Group 2: Endoskeleton

b)

Group 1: Vertebrates

Group 2: Invertebrates

c)

Group 1: Mammals

Group 2: Invertebrates

d)

Group 1: Invertebrates

Group 2: Endoskeleton

2.

Which two types of animals share these characteristics?

warm-blooded

breathe with lungs

vertebrates

a)

fish and amphibians

b)

mammals and fish

c)

reptiles and birds

d)

birds and mammals

3.

Which two types of animals share these characteristics?


cold-blooded

hatch from eggs

born with gills

a)

insect and fish

b)

amphibians and reptiles

c)

fish and amphibians

d)

reptiles and insects

4.

Groups of Animals

Group 1: giraffe, elephant, tiger

Group 2: penguin, ostrich, eagle

Group 3: crocodile, alligator, lizard

Group 4: flea, butterfly, bee

Group 5: tree frog, toad, salamander

Which group of animals contains warm-blooded vertebrates that lay eggs and have feathers?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 3

c)

Group 5

d)

Group 2

5.

Scientists sort animals into two groups, vertebrate and invertebrate. They discovered a new organism. Its babies are born alive, drink milk from the mother's body, and have fur on their bodies. They are warm-blooded and breathe with lungs. How would these animals be classified?

a)

as a vertebrate and a reptile

b)

as a vertebrate and a fish

c)

as a vertebrate and a mammal

d)

as an invertebrate and a mammal

6.

I have dry scales, am cold blooded, lay leathery shelled eggs, and have a vertebrate. What am I?

a)

a bird

b)

a fish

c)

a mammal

d)

a reptile

7.

I am cold blooded and live both on land and water. I have moist skin, a backbone and lay jelly coated eggs in the water. What am I?

a)

A reptile

b)

An amphibian

c)

A mammal

d)

A fish

8.

An animal has fur and feeds milk to its young. How should this animal be classified?

a)

As an invertebrate

b)

As an amphibian

c)

As a mammal

d)

As a reptile

9.

Which of these is NOT a vertebrate?

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Penguin

c)

Salamander

d)

Mouse

10.

A(n) _____________ is an invertebrate that has jointed legs, a body with two or more sections, and a hard outer covering.

a)

Exoskeleton

b)

Vertebrate

c)

mammal

d)

arthropod

11.

Which of these animals can be grouped with other animals called vertebrates?

a)

spider

b)

worm

c)

clam

d)

frog

12.

How do scientists classify humans?

a)

As vertebrates and as amphibians

b)

As invertebrates and as mammals

c)

As vertebrates and as mammals

d)

As vascular and as mammals