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S5L1a

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A student develops a model for grouping animals that she observes in a park.

What are MOST LIKELY the names of the animal groups?

a)

fish and reptiles

b)

reptiles and birds

c)

fish and mammals

d)

reptiles and amphibians

2.

A student draws three animals.

Which characteristics can the student use to classify the animals?

a)

no backbone, live in water, lay eggs

b)

backbone, live on land, breathe with lungs

c)

no backbone, scales on skin, breathe with gills

d)

backbone, smooth skin, breathe with gills and lungs

3.

A student sorts animals into groups. He draws the animals in one group.

Which animal should the student remove from this group?

a)

fox

b)

bear

c)

hawk

d)

mouse

4.

How are reptiles and fish alike?

a)

neither has scales

b)

both breathe with gills

c)

neither has a backbone

d)

both have body temperatures that change with their surroundings

5.

A student wants to research invertebrate animals. Which of these animals should she study? Select 3

a)

frog

b)

fish

c)

clam

d)

worm

e)

spider

6.

Which features can a scientist use to identify an amphibian? Select 3

a)

has a backbone

b)

has no backbone

c)

has smooth, moist skin

d)

has scales or plates on skin

e)

breathes first with gills and then with lungs

7.

A student finds the following animals in his garden: frog, snake, snail, and lizard.

He classifies the snail in one group and the other animals in a second group.

Which are the student's groups?

a)

amphibians, reptiles

b)

invertebrates, reptiles

c)

invertebrates, vertebrates

d)

animals with gills, animals with lungs

8.
Which animal is a bird?
Animal 1: backbone/feathers/warm-blooded
Animal 2: backbone/scales/gills/cold-blooded
Animal 3: cold-blooded
Animal 4: backbone/hair
a)
Animal 1
b)
Animal 2
c)
Animal 3
d)
Animal 4
9.
Ben has noticed an animal when he looks out his window at school.  The animal has a backbone, lives on land, bears live young, and has hair.  What is the classification for this animal?
a)
reptile
b)
bird
c)
mammal
d)
amphibian
10.
Asia keeps seeing a small animal in her backyard.  She observed the animal has a backbone, four legs and a long tail, and its body is covered with scales.  What is the classification for this animal?
a)
bird
b)
mammal
c)
reptile
d)
amphibian
11.
Which group of vertebrates possesses gills, two sets of paired fins, and is generally adapted to living in water?
a)
fish
b)
reptiles
c)
mammals
d)
amphibians
12.
Animals that are warm blooded, have body hair, and produce milk for their young are grouped into which of the following classes?
a)
amphibians
b)
mammal
c)
birds
d)
reptiles
13.
Which invertebrate is NOT a crustacean?
a)
crayfish
b)
fiddler crab
c)
barnacle
d)
horseshoe crab
14.
What type of animal is a whale?
a)
amphibian
b)
fish
c)
mammal
d)
reptile
15.
A snake has an internal skeleton, cannot breathe under water, and relies on outside sources of heat to keep its body temperature constant. A snake is which type of animal?
a)
bird
b)
fish
c)
reptile
d)
amphibian
16.
A student finds an animal in a field. It has three body parts, six legs, and does not have a backbone. To which group does this animal belong?
a)
amphibians
b)
arthropods
c)
reptiles
d)
vertebrates
17.
Which vertebrate organism can breathe through its skin?
a)
clam
b)
frog
c)
spider
d)
pangolin
18.
The picture shows a unique animal called a pangolin. The pangolin has scales, is warm-blooded, gives live birth and nurses its young. What group of animals is the pangolin mostlike?
a)
reptiles, except it has scales
b)
mammals, except it has scales
c)
birds, because it nurses its young
d)
amphibians, because they are warm-blooded
19.
The platypus has hair and makes milk for its young. To which group of animals does the platypus belong?
a)
amphibians
b)
birds
c)
mammals
d)
reptiles
20.
Which term describes an animal without a backbone?
a)
chordate
b)
invertebrate
c)
protozoan
d)
vertebrate