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giu g4 vertebrates

Total questions: 131

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is this animal an invertebrate or a vertebrate?
a)
Invertebrate
b)
Vertebrate
2.
Is the picture a vertebrate or invertebrate?
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
3.
I have dry and rough skin, lay eggs, breathe with lungs, and am ectothermic (cold-blooded). What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Mammals
c)
Amphibians
d)
Reptiles
4.
The only group of animals that begin their lives breathing through gills in the water and as adults can live on land breathing with lungs
a)
amphibians
b)
arthropods
c)
mammals
d)
fish
5.
Fish take in oxygen through their?
a)
fins.
b)
gills.
c)
scales.
d)
vertebrae.
6.
What is an invertebrate?
a)
An animal with a backbone
b)
a mammal
c)
An animal without a backbone
d)
birds
7.
There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Arthropods
d)
Reptiles
8.
My body is cold, am covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs.  What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Mammal
c)
Reptile
d)
Amphibian
9.
I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs.  What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibian
d)
Reptile
10.
My body is warm and covered in feathers.  I lay eggs which hatch into chickens.  What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Amphibian
c)
Mammal
d)
Bird
11.
My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water.  What am I?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Bird
d)
Fish
12.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
13.
Which of these vertebrates doesn't have lungs?
a)
birds
b)
reptiles
c)
fish
d)
mammals
14.
This lion is a mammal because...
a)
It has a backbone.
b)
It has fur/hair
c)
It is ectothermic.
d)
It lays eggs.
15.
What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?
a)
Vertebrates are always smaller than invertebrates.
b)
Invertebrates always live in the water.
c)
Vertebrates have a backbone but invertebrates do not.
d)
Vertebrates and invertebrates are the same.
16.
This group has feathers/
a)
fish
b)
reptile
c)
bird
d)
mammal
17.
This group feeds milk to its young.
a)
birds
b)
mammals
c)
fish
d)
reptile
18.
Many animals in this group go through metamorphosis (bodies change as they get older).
a)
fish
b)
reptile
c)
amphibian
d)
mamma;
19.
All invertebrates _________
a)
Have a backbone
b)
Do not have a backbone
c)
Are really just Vertebrates
d)
Have a nerve cord
20.
T/F Worms have bilateral symmetry.
a)
True 
b)
False
21.

Dragonflies, stink bugs, and lady bugs are __________.

a)

crustaceans

b)

arthropods

c)

annelids

d)

echinoderms

22.
I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and water.  What am I?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
23.
Which of the following is an example of a crustacean?
a)
squid
b)
crab
c)
earth worm
d)
bumble bee
24.
The organism shown is an example of a(n)
a)
mollusk
b)
cnidarian
c)
sponge
d)
echinoderm
25.
Is the picture a vertebrate or invertebrate?
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
26.
The organism in the picture is a(n)
a)
echinoderm
b)
mollusk
c)
arthropod
d)
cnidarian
27.
The picture shows an example of a(n)
a)
echinoderm
b)
cnidarian
c)
mollusk
d)
annelid
28.
Arthropods have an outer covering called a(n)_________
a)
endoskeleton
b)
bones
c)
exoskeleton
d)
armor
29.
All arthropods have segmented bodies, jointed appendages, and ________________. 
a)
tails
b)
lungs
c)
wings
d)
an exoskelton
30.
What am I?
a)
Arthropod
b)
Cnidarian
c)
Mollusk
d)
Porifera
31.
I have a long thin body and pairs of legs on each section of my body.  I am a centipede.
a)
Arthropod
b)
Annelid
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
32.

cold blooded vertebrate animals with dry, scaley skin

a)

amphibians

b)

reptiles

c)

birds

d)

fish

33.
hairy warm blooded animals that feed their babies milk
a)
mammals
b)
marsupials
c)
monotremes
d)
macropods
34.

Vertebrates and invertebrates are groups in the ___ Kingdom.

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Fungi

d)

Protist

e)

Monera

35.

Vertebrates are animals with ____.

a)

special tubes

b)

no special tubes

c)

backbones

d)

no backbones

36.

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.

37.

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

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

38.

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

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

39.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

40.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

41.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

42.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

43.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

44.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

45.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

46.

What is an invertebrate?

a)

an animal with a backbone

b)

an animal without a backbone

c)

mammals

d)

birds

47.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

48.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

49.

Are there more vertebrates or invertebrates on Earth?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

50.

Are these animals vertebrates or invertebrates?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

51.

Are these animals vertebrates or invertebrates

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

52.

What is the world's largest land mammal?

a)

African elephant

b)

Polar bear

c)

Hippo

d)

Wolf

53.

Baby mammals drink their mother's milk

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Elephants are born after 9 months in the mother's womb.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

All mammals live on land.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Mammals lie in the sun to warm their blood.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

All mammals have bony skeletons.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

All mammals give birth to live babies.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Mammals are the only animals that have fur or hair.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Which of these animals is not a mammal?

a)

Tiger

b)

Bat

c)

Whale

d)

Turtle

61.

Which of these animals is an aquatic mammal?

a)

Mouse

b)

Giraffe

c)

Dolphin

d)

Turtle

62.

What is the only mammal that can fly?

a)

Rabbit

b)

Whale

c)

Bat

d)

Elephant

63.

When they are babies, what do they eat?

a)

Milk

b)

Meal

c)

Fishes

d)

Algae

64.

How do mammals breathe?

a)

Lungs

b)

Skin

c)

Air sacs

d)

Gills

65.

About how many species of mammals are known to exist today?

a)

50

b)

500

c)

5.000

d)

50.000

66.

Mammals have skeletons on the outside of their body.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Some mammals lay eggs.

a)

True

b)

False

68.
This this a mammal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
69.
Mammals are animals that
a)
Don't have a backbone
b)
Have live young
c)
Lay eggs
70.
Which of the following is a characteristic that all mammals share?
a)
they all have a pouch
b)
they all have a cloaca
c)
they all have hair
d)
they all have a short gestational period
71.
Most mammals give live birth
True or False
a)
False
b)
True
72.
Mammals are cold blooded
True or false
a)
False
b)
True
73.
What is this?
a)
tasmanian wolf
b)
duck
c)
beaver
d)
platypus
74.
What is the way that bats navigate and locate food?
a)
location
b)
echolocation
c)
flying
d)
locomotion
75.
Mammals do this:
a)
breathe air
b)
breathe through gills
76.
Which of the following keep about the same temperature all the time. 
a)
Reptiles
b)
Mammals
c)
Birds
77.
In what would a marsupial carry their baby?
a)
carriage
b)
bag
c)
pouch
d)
stroller
78.
 In what way are the platypus and the prickly anteater the same?
a)
Both weigh the same as a dollar bill.
b)
Both live on Ellesmere Island.
c)
Both are mammals that lay eggs.
d)
Both have wing-like flaps
79.
This is a mammal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
80.
This is a mammal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
81.
Is this a mammal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
82.
Is this a mammal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
83.
Is this a mammal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
84.
Is this a mammal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
85.
I live part of my life in water and part on land.  I am born with gills but grow lungs.  I am ectothermic (cold-blooded).  I have moist smooth skin.  What am I? 
a)
fish
b)
bird
c)
amphibian 
d)
mammal
86.
I breathe with lungs, lay eggs, am ectothermic (cold-blooded), and often have scaly skin which holds in the water.  What am I?  
a)
fish
b)
mammals 
c)
birds
d)
reptile 
87.
What classification of animals do humans belong to?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
reptiles
d)
amphibians
88.
What classification of animals are  vertebrae (have a backbone)?
a)
birds only
b)
reptiles only
c)
reptiles and birds but not mammals and fish
d)
mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds
89.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
fish
c)
amphibian
d)
mammal
90.
This is a 
a)
bird
b)
fish
c)
mammal
d)
reptile
91.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
Fish
c)
Mammal
d)
Amphibian
92.

Name the groups that we use to classify vertebrate animals

a)

Goats, Sharks, Amphibians, and Panda's

b)

Reptiles and Mammals

c)

Mammal, Fish, Reptile, Amphibian, and Bird

93.

Which animal group has smooth, moist skin?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Birds

c)

Amphibians

94.

Which animal group does a Lizard belong to?

a)

Amphibian

b)

Fish

c)

Reptile

95.
Does a reptile lay eggs?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Sometimes
d)
Nothing
96.
Is a reptile cold-blooded or warm blooded?
a)
Warmblooded
b)
Cold-blooded
c)
Neither
d)
Both
97.
What does a reptile usually eat?
a)
Birds
b)
Meat
c)
Insects
d)
None of the above
98.
Which word means having a backbone?
a)
Invertebrates
b)
Shark
c)
Vertebrates
99.
Which 2 reptiles can shed skin?
a)
Turtles and fish
b)
Lizards and frogs
c)
Lizards and snakes
d)
Humans and birds
100.
Do reptiles have gills?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Some do, some do not
101.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a reptile?
a)
Warm Blooded
b)
Scaly skin
c)
Has lungs
d)
lays leathery eggs
102.
Which of the following describes a reptile egg?
a)
Soft and leathery
b)
Hard with microscopic holes
c)
Soft and smooth
d)
Hard, made of calcium carbonate
103.
Which do sea turtles breathe with?
a)
Lungs
b)
Gills
c)
Spiracles
104.
Reptiles are_______.
a)
Warm blooded
b)
Hot Blooded
c)
Cold Blooded
d)
without blood.
105.
Reptiles lay eggs for all of these reasons except....
a)
To protect the baby inside from being crushed.
b)
To make the baby egg shaped when they're born.
c)
To keep the baby from drying out.
d)
To help the baby grow to a bigger size before they are on their own.
106.
Which of these is a reptile?
a)
Toad
b)
Turtle
c)
Frog
d)
Newt
107.

Amphibians and reptiles are______

a)

vertebrates

b)

viviparous

c)

herbivore

d)

warm blooded

108.

Amphibias and reptiles are (a)   -blooded animals.

109.

Most amphibians are (a)   (they eat mice,worms, insects...)

110.

Amphibians can live_____

a)

only on land

b)

only in water

c)

on land and in water

d)

everywhere

111.

Reptiles have got a hard skin covered with (a)  

112.

Amphibians' babies breathe with _____ and adults with ______

a)

lungs/gills

b)

gills/lungs

c)

gillls/skin

d)

skin/lungs

113.

Amphibians and reptiles______

a)

incubate their eggs

b)

lay their eggs in water

c)

do not incubate their eggs

d)

lay their eggs on land

114.

Amphibians have got soft, (a)   skin.

115.

Newts, toads, salamanders and frogs are (a)  

116.

Alligators, crocodiles, turtles and iguanas are (a)  

117.

This class has hair or fur and is the ONLY vertebrate that feed milk to their young.

a)

Fish

b)

Amphibians

c)

Insects

d)

Mammals

118.
This class has dry scaly skin.
a)
Mammal
b)
Reptile
c)
Amphibian
d)
Fish
119.
This class has feathers and wings.
a)
Reptile
b)
Mammal
c)
Bird
d)
Fish
120.
This class has scales.
a)
Fish
b)
Mammal
c)
Bird
d)
Reptile
121.
This class does NOT breath air with lungs.
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Bird
d)
Reptiles
122.
This class uses gills to get oxygen from water. 
a)
Bird
b)
Reptile
c)
Mammal
d)
Fish
123.
This class starts out with gills and then transitions to lungs. 
a)
Bird
b)
Reptiles
c)
Amphibians
d)
Fish
124.
This class gives live birth.
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Bird
d)
Amphibian
125.
This Class hatches from leathery eggs
a)
Bird
b)
Mammal
c)
Reptile
d)
Fish
126.
This class hatches from brittle-shell eggs.
a)
Bird
b)
Mammal
c)
Reptile
d)
Amphibian
127.
This class is WARM Blooded
a)
Mammal
b)
Amphibian
128.
This class is WARM Blooded
a)
Fish
b)
Bird
129.
This class is COLD blooded
a)
Fish
b)
Mammal
130.
This class is COLD blooded.
a)
Bird
b)
Reptile
131.
This class is COLD blooded. 
a)
Mammal
b)
Amphibian

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