WorksheetsFish, Amphibians and Reptiles
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 39mins
What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?
Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.
Invertebrates live in water and vertebrates do not.
Invertebrates have a backbone and vertebrates do not.
Invertebrates are smaller than vertebrates.
I am cold blooded, covered in dry scales and I lay eggs. What am I?
Mammal
Fish
Amphibian
Reptile
Fish take in oxygen through their _______ .
fins
gills
scales
vertebrae
I am cold blooded, covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs. What am I?
Fish
Mammal
Reptile
Amphibian
An example of a primitive, jawless fish is
great white shark
sea lamprey
spinner dolphin
sea cucumber
The most common group of fish
have bony skeletons
are jawless
have lungs
are never eaten by humans
An example of a bony fish is
sea lamprey
yellowfin tuna
sting ray
Portuguese Man-O-War
Sharks, Skates, and Rays are a unique group of fish because
they are easily trained and kept as pets
they have no jaws
they have no bones
they have cartilage instead of bone in their skeletons
How many main types of fish are there
5
3
7
4
A fish is a type of animal that
Has a backbone
Has fins
Lives in water
All of the above
The three types of fishes are:
Bony, Jawless, Sedimentary
Jawless, Boneless, Cartilaginous
Jawless, Bony, Cartilaginous
What word means that fish do not control their body temperature (it is controlled by their environment)
endothermic
ectothermic
exothermic
tropothermic
Sharks, skates, and rays all have skeletons made of:
Muscle
Cartilage
Bone
This Lamprey is a type of
boney fish
cartilage fish
jawless fish
The word "amphibian" literally means:
moist skin
lungs and gills
double life
frogs and toads
Amphibians earned this name because:
The live only in water
They live only on land
The breathe primarily through their skin
They spend part of their life on land; part in water
How do amphibians regulate their body temperature?
Endothermic; muscles and blood warm the body
Ectothermic; muscles and blood warm the body
Endothermic; heat from the sun warms the body
Ectothermic; heat from the sun warms the body
What is the name of the process in which amphibians transform from a larval stage to an adult?
Evolution
Develoment
Metamorphosis
Transitional species
What is the larval stage of a frog?
Eft
Froglet
Tadpole
Toad
What changes must a tadpole go through to become and adult frog? Select all that apply.
Lose its gills and develop lungs
Grow 4 legs
Lose its lungs and develop gills
Reabsorb its tail into its body
What do amphibians develop as they become adults?
Fins to swim better
Wings to fly
Gills to breathe underwater
Lungs to breathe air
Which is not an adaptation of amphibians that helped them live on land and in water?
Large shoulder and hip bones to support more weight.
Interlocking projections on vertebrae.
A mobile, muscular tongue to catch food.
Scales and large fins for swimming.
Amphibians have a ____-chambered heart.
1
2
3
4
Adult frogs have legs adapted for ...
Jumping
Running
Gliding
Swimming
This group of amphibians has rougher skin and shorter legs compared to a frog.
Frogs
Caecilians
Salamanders
Toads
This picture shows which part of the life cycle of a toad?
egg
tadpole
tadpole with legs
adult
What are some characteristics of tadpoles?
They breathe with gills and have tails.
They breathe with lungs.
They look just like the adults.
Which of these animals is an amphibian?
How are amphibians born?
they are born as live animals
they hatch from eggs
This group can be described by having dry, rough skin
Fish
Reptile
Bird
Mammal
Amphibians
What kind of skin do reptiles usually have?
scales or bony plates
feathers
leather
What kind of body covering do reptiles have?
fur
scales
feathers
skin
Which is not a reptile: a snake, a frog, or a turtle?
a snake
a frog
a turtle
