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Animal and Plant Classification

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vertebrates are animals with ____.

a)

special tubes

b)

no special tubes

c)

backbones

d)

no backbones

2.

What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

a)

Invertebrates are smaller than vertebrates.

b)

Invertebrates live in water and vertebrates do not.

c)

Invertebrates have a backbone and vertebrates do not.

d)

Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.

3.

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

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

4.

Crabs, lobsters, and shrimp with hard exoskeletons are ___.

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

5.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

6.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

7.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

8.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

9.

What is an invertebrate?

a)

an animal with a backbone

b)

an animal without a backbone

c)

mammals

d)

birds

10.

Are there more vertebrates or invertebrates on Earth?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

11.

Dogwood Tree

a)

Seed Producing

b)

Non Seed Producing

12.

Is a fern classified as a seed or non-seed plant?

a)

seed plant

b)

non-seed plant

13.

How would scientists classify this plant?

a)

seed plant

b)

non-seed plant

14.

Classify this plant

a)

nonvascular, seed producing

b)

nonvascular, nonseed producing

c)

vascular, seed producing

d)

vascular, nonseed producing

15.
a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

16.
a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

17.
a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

18.
a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

19.
a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

20.

Have scaly skin

Live on land

Are cold-blooded

Usually lay leathery eggs

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

21.

Breathe with gills

Have fins and scales

Live in water

Are cold-blooded

Usually lay gelatinous eggs

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

22.

Live in water when they are young (breath with gills)

Live on land when they are adults (breath with lungs)

Are cold-blooded

Have smooth, moist skin

Lay jellylike eggs without shells

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

23.

Have two legs, feathers, and wings

Breath with lungs

Eat with a bill or beak

Are warm-blooded

Have hollow bones and most can fly

Lay hard-shelled eggs

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

24.

Have hair or fur

Are warm-blooded

Feed milk to their young

Usually have live births

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

25.

ferns are classified as vascular plants that are _____________ producers

a)

Seed

b)

Non-seed

26.

Pine trees are classified as ____________________ producers without using flowers

a)

Seed

b)

Non-seed

27.
a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

28.

This is a seed-bearing tree because it has pine cones to help it reproduce.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

A fern is a vascular plant that is a non-seed producer.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What group would this plant be classified under?

a)

Vascular Flowering

b)

Vascular Nonflowering

c)

Vascular Seedless

d)

Non-Vascular

31.

I am cold blooded and live both on land 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

32.

Animals that usually have the same body temperature, regardless of their surroundings are called:

a)

terrestrial

b)

aquatic

c)

warm-blooded

d)

cold-blooded

33.

What does the word classify mean?

a)

to name an object

b)

to study a nonliving thing

c)

to group things together using a set of rules

d)

to find differences between plants and animals

34.

Plants are classified by whether they are

a)

vertebrates/invertebrates

b)

uni-cellular/ multi-cellular

c)

seed producers/non-seed producers

d)

warm-blooded/ cold-blooded

35.

Conifers protect their seeds in cones.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Does this plant reproduce with seeds or spores?

a)

Seeds

b)

Spores

37.

Does this plant reproduce with seeds or spores?

a)

Seeds

b)

Spores

38.

Does this plant reproduce with seeds or spores?

a)

Seeds

b)

Spores

39.

Seeds grow into plants. Some flowering plants produce fruits. What does the fruit contain?

a)

water

b)

roots

c)

seeds

d)

other plants

40.

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

41.

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

42.

Which list includes only plants classified as non-seed porducers?

a)

pine tree, carrot, tomato

b)

carrot, fern, tomato

c)

moss, fern, liverwort

d)

oak tree, moss, water lily

43.

Sally classified a list of plants into two groups. What two titles could be used for Groups 1 and 2?


Group 1: moss, fern, liverwort

Group 2: pine tree, sunflower, cucumber

a)

Group 1: Non-vascular

Group 2: Non-seed Producers

b)

Group 1: Non-seed Producers

Group 2: Seed Producers

c)

Group 1: Seed Producers

Group 2: Non-vascular

d)

Group 1: Vascular

Group 2: Non-vascular

44.

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

45.

I am cold blooded and live both on land 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

46.

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

47.
The body temperature of cold-blooded animals changes with the temperature of their surroundings.
a)
True
b)
False
48.

If an animal maintains a constant body temperature it is

a)

Warm blooded

b)

Cold blooded

49.

If an animal's body temperature changes with its surroundings it is

a)

Warm blooded

b)

Cold blooded

50.

Which animals are warm blooded

a)

Mammals

b)

Birds

c)

Fish

d)

Reptiles

e)

Amphibians

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