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Animal Classification

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An animal with a backbone.

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertebrate

2.

Live in water, have gills, scales and fins

a)

Fish

b)

Mammals

c)

Amphibians

d)

Reptiles

e)

Birds

3.

Have hair or fur, female make milk, and use lungs.

a)

fish

b)

Mammals

c)

Reptiles

d)

Amphibians

e)

Birds

4.

Born in water and live on land as adults, born with gils and turn into lungs as adults, have tails and grow legs.

a)

Fish

b)

Mammals

c)

Birds

d)

Reptiles

e)

Amphibians

5.

Scaly and dry skin, live on land and water.

a)

Fish

b)

Mammals

c)

Reptiles

d)

Amphibians

e)

birds

6.

Have feathers and lay eggs.

a)

Fish

b)

Mammals

c)

Birds

d)

Reptiles

e)

Amphibians

7.

What type of vertebrate are humans?

a)

Fish

b)

Birds

c)

Reptiles

d)

Amphibians

e)

Mammals

8.

What kind of vertebrate is this animal?

a)

Fish

b)

Bird

c)

Amphibians

d)

Reptiles

e)

Mammals

9.

What kind of vertebrate is this animal?

a)

Fish

b)

Mammals

c)

Reptiles

d)

Birds

e)

Amphibians

10.

What kind of vertebrate is this?

a)

Birds

b)

Mammals

c)

Reptiles

d)

Amphibians

e)

Fish

11.

What kind of vertebrate is this?

a)

Fish

b)

Birds

c)

Mammals

d)

Amphibians

e)

Reptiles

12.

What kind of vertebrate is this?

a)

Fish

b)

Bird

c)

Mammals

d)

Amphibians

e)

Reptiles

13.

What are vertebrates?

a)

Animals with a backbone

b)

Animals without a backbone

14.

What am I?

a)

Mammal

b)

Amphibian

c)

Bird

d)

Reptile

15.

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

16.

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

17.

My body is warm, I have fur, feed my young on milk, and have live births.  What am I?

a)

Reptile

b)

Bird

c)

Mammal

d)

Fish

18.

I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs.  What am I?

a)

Mammal

b)

Fish

c)

Amphibian

d)

Reptile

19.

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

20.

What am I?

a)

Fish

b)

Reptile

c)

Amphibian

d)

Mammal

21.

What am I?

a)

Mammal

b)

Reptile

c)

Amphibian

d)

Fish

22.

What am I?

a)

Reptile

b)

Amphibian

c)

Fish

d)

Mammal

23.

What am I?

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

24.

What am I?

a)

Fish

b)

Bird

c)

Reptile

d)

Mammal

25.

an animal without a backbone

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

26.

All invertebrates ____.

a)

have a backbone

b)

Do not have a backbone

c)

Have hair

d)

Have 6 legs

27.

What are animals that have a spinal column and a skeleton formed from bones. The skeleton holds up and protects the body.?

a)

A. Invertebrates

b)

B. Vertebrates

c)

C. Kingdom Animalia

d)

D. Animals

28.

What organs do all vertebrates have?

a)

A. Skeleton

b)

B. none

c)

C. Brain

d)

D. Muscle

29.

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

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

30.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

31.

What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

a)

Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.

b)

Invertebrates live in water and vertebrates do not.

c)

Invertebrates have a backbone and vertebrates do not.

d)

Invertebrates are smaller than vertebrates.

32.

I am cold blooded, covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs. What am I?

a)

Fish

b)

Mammal

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

33.

Worms are vertebrates.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Animals are divided into two groups: dogs and insects.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Lions are

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

36.

Elephants are

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

37.

Spiders are

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

38.

Jellyfish are

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

39.

The main groups of vertebrates are

a)

mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.

b)

Mammals, marsupials, monotremes and birds

c)

mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians

d)

mammals, reptiles and amphibians

40.

Which vertebrate groups are warm blooded (have a constant body temperature)?

a)

only mammals and birds

b)

mammals, birds and reptiles

c)

only mammals

d)

all vertebrates are warm blooded

41.

Why do birds build nests?

a)

to care for their young

b)

to attract a mate

c)

a place to shed old feathers

d)

to socialize

42.

What are the 2 uses of bird feathers?

a)

grooming and flight

b)

fighting and warmth

c)

warmth and grooming

d)

flight and warmth

43.

A birds nearly hollow bones help it to

a)

store extra oxygen

b)

deliver oxygen to its cells

c)

be lightweight in the air

d)

defend itself against predators

44.

Which birds do not fly?

a)

Seagulls

b)

Penguins

c)

Turkeys

d)

Peacock

45.

Birds with exception night vision, talons and a sharp beak are...

a)

perching birds

b)

song birds

c)

flightless birds

d)

birds of prey

46.

What is the first stage of the life cycle of birds?

a)

Grown Bird

b)

Baby Bird

c)

Egg

47.

What is the correct sequence for the life cycles of birds?

a)

Egg, Baby Bird, Grown Bird.

b)

Baby Bird, Egg, Grown Bird.

c)

Grown Bird, Baby Bird, Egg. 

48.
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
49.
I breathe with lungs, lay eggs, and am endothermic (warm-blooded).  What am I?  
a)
birds
b)
fish
c)
mammals
d)
amphibians 
50.
All birds have___________.
a)
teeth
b)
long legs
c)
heavy bones
d)
beaks
51.
Why are bats not birds?
a)
They have fur
b)
They have teeth
c)
They feed their babies milk
d)
All of these
52.

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

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

53.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

54.

What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

a)

Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.

b)

Invertebrates live in water and vertebrates do not.

c)

Invertebrates have a backbone and vertebrates do not.

d)

Invertebrates are smaller than vertebrates.

55.

Animals with fur that give birth to live young are called_____ .

a)

mammals

b)

reptiles

c)

amphibians

d)

fish

56.
Mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds are all __________________.
a)
invertebrates
b)
vertebrates
c)
good pets
57.
Humans are vertebrates.
a)
True
b)
False
58.

Is the animal a vertebrate or invertebrate?

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertebrate

59.

I am cold blooded, covered in dry scales and I lay eggs. What am I?

a)

Mammal

b)

Fish

c)

Amphibian

d)

Reptile

60.

Fish take in oxygen through their _______ .

a)

fins

b)

gills

c)

scales

d)

vertebrae

61.

I am cold blooded, covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs. What am I?

a)

Fish

b)

Mammal

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

62.

I am warm blooded, covered in feathers and I lay eggs. What am I?

a)

Reptile

b)

Amphibian

c)

Mammal

d)

Bird

63.
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
64.
Which of these vertebrates doesn't have lungs?
a)
birds
b)
reptiles
c)
fish
d)
mammals
65.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

66.

Are there more vertebrates or invertebrates on Earth?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

67.

I am warm blooded, breathe through my lungs. I have tiny hairs, and give both to live young. I am a(n) ________ .

a)

fish

b)

amphibian

c)

mammal

d)

reptiles

68.
Which animal below is a mammal?
a)
turtle
b)
snake
c)
pelican
d)
bear
69.

Jellyfish, spiders, starfish, and worms are ________.

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

70.

Animals That body temperature changes depending on surrounding is called

a)

Cool Blooded

b)

Cold Blooded

c)

Warm Blooded

d)

Hot Blooded

71.

Animal that body temperature stays the same all the time is called

a)

Cool Blooded

b)

Cold Blooded

c)

Warm Blooded

d)

Hot Blooded

72.

Which animal is a vertebrate?

a)

crab

b)

spider

c)

snail

d)

lizard

73.

An animals that has scales and fins is what type of animal?

a)

mammal

b)

fish

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian

74.

A vertebrate is an animal...

a)

with a backbone

b)

without a backbone

75.

Mammals are vertebrates.

a)

True

b)

false

76.

Insects, worms, and spiders are vertebrates.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Most of the world's animals are invertebrates.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Mammals breath air with lungs.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

I have two legs and two wings. I lay eggs. I am covered with feathers. What am I?

a)

Fish

b)

Mammal

c)

Amphibian

d)

Bird

80.

Which best describes the animal in the picture above?

a)

Reptile

b)

Amphibian

c)

Mammal

d)

Bird

81.

Pick ALL of the pictures of fish.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
82.

Which animal is born with gills but grows lungs when it gets older?

a)
b)
c)
d)
83.

How are birds and reptiles alike?

a)

They both have scales.

b)

They both have beaks.

c)

They can both lay eggs.

d)

They both have feathers.

84.

Which animal’s body temperature changes with its environment?

a)
b)
c)
d)
85.

Grasshoppers have an exoskeleton to support and protect their body, instead of a spine. Grasshoppers are _____________ .

a)

Amphibians

b)

Invertebrates

c)

Vertebrates

d)

Reptiles

86.

Which of these statements about whales and sharks is TRUE?

a)

Whales use lungs to breathe, and sharks use gills.

b)

Whales breathe through their skin, and sharks do not

c)

Whales are vertebrates, and sharks are invertebrates.

d)

Whales are mammals, and sharks are amphibians.

87.

This type of animal is a vertebrate with scaly skin.

a)

Fish

b)

Bird

c)

Mammal

d)

Reptile

88.

These animals have hair and fur

a)

Mammal

b)

Fish

c)

Vertebrate

d)

Reptile

89.
Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians are all ____________
a)
invertebraes 
b)
vertebraes 
90.

An invertebrate is an animal...

a)

with a spine or backbone

b)

without a spine or backbone

91.
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
92.
Which is NOT an insect part?
a)
thorax
b)
abdomen
c)
beak
d)
head
93.
What insect is red and black and has a shield on its back?
a)
bee
b)
butterfly
c)
moth
d)
ladybug
94.
What animal has 6 legs and no backbone?
a)
mammal
b)
fish
c)
bird
d)
insect
95.
What word means to change?
a)
hive
b)
metamorphosis
c)
drone
d)
compound eyes
96.
True or false: insects do not have a backbone
a)
True
b)
False
97.
What type of insect makes honey?
a)
moth
b)
bee
c)
butterfly
d)
cricket
98.
What do insects use for feeling and smelling?
a)
antennae
b)
eyes
c)
wings
d)
proboscis
99.
How many legs does an insect have?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
6
d)
2
100.
Which of the four stages of a butterfly is in the correct order?
a)
Egg, butterfly, chrysalis, caterpillar
b)
Egg, caterpillar, butterfly, chrysalis
c)
Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly
d)
Chrysalis, egg, caterpillar, butterfly
101.
What are three main body parts of an insect? 
a)
Head, chest, tail
b)
Thorax, antennas, heart
c)
Head, thorax, abdomen
102.
some insects develop in____
a)
cacoons
b)
eggs
c)
nests
d)
houses
103.

Insects live everywhere on Earth except...

a)

In deserts

b)

In oceans

c)

In trees

104.

Exoskeleton means insects skeletons are on the...

a)

outside

b)

inside

105.

An insect has _________ body parts.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

106.

Butterfly metamorphosis has ______ stages.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

107.

Animals that are warm-blooded, have feathers and peak. They lay eggs. Some of them cannot fly.

a)

mammals

b)

reptiles

c)

fish

d)

birds

108.

Animals with a backbone (fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals)

a)

vertebrates

b)

cold blooded

c)

invertebrates

d)

warm blooded

109.

Animals without a backbone like crabs, spiders, and insects.

a)

mammals

b)

vertebrates

c)

invertebrate

d)

fish

110.

Cold blooded animals that live in water by their gills

a)

mammals

b)

birds

c)

fish

d)

reptiles

111.

The stage of complete metamorphosis during which the organism seems to be at rest and new body parts are formed

a)

nymph

b)

larva

c)

pupa

d)

molt

112.

A stage of complete metamorphosis during which the organism resembles a worm

a)

molt

b)

nymph

c)

pupa

d)

larva

113.

Animals that have smooth skin and lay eggs. They spend part of their lives in water and other part on land

a)

birds

b)

reptiles

c)

mammals

d)

amphibians

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