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Vertebrates Invertebrates

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3570secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which animal has fur and feeds its young with milk?

a)

Birds

b)

Amphibians

c)

Reptiles

d)

Mammals

2.

Scientists classify animals by their...

a)

Color

b)

Characteristics

c)

Size

d)

Sound

3.

Cold-blooded animals with scaly dry skin are...

a)

Fish

b)

Amphibians

c)

Reptiles

d)

Mammals

4.

This helps fish to breathe oxygen.

a)

Fins

b)

Scales

c)

Gills

d)

Lungs

5.

What type of animal breathes under water, has fins, and lives under water?

a)

amphibian

b)

fish

c)

bird

d)

reptile

6.

Which type of animal has feathers?

a)

bird

b)

mammal

c)

amphibian

d)

reptiles

7.

What classification of animals are humans considered to be in?

a)

fish

b)

mammals

c)

reptiles

d)

amphibians

8.
This class starts out with gills and then transitions to lungs. 
a)
Bird
b)
Reptiles
c)
Amphibians
d)
Fish
9.
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
10.
This class gives live birth.
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Bird
d)
Amphibian
11.

This class is Not warm-blooded

a)

Fish

b)

Bird

c)

Mammals

12.

This class is NOT cold-blooded.

a)

Reptiles

b)

Amphibian

c)

Birds

d)

Fish

13.
Vertebrates are animals that have a ____________.
a)
fur
b)
4 legs
c)
backbone
d)
roots
14.

Which animal doesn't belong?

a)

shark

b)

dolphin

c)

whale

d)

walrus

15.

Which animals are NOT classified as vertebrates?

a)

birds

b)

reptiles

c)

arthropods

d)

mammals

16.

Which statement about pigs and bats is TRUE?

a)

Pigs and bats feed their young milk,.

b)

Pigs are mammals, but bats are birds.

c)

Pigs are warm blooded, but bats are cold-blooded.

d)

Pigs give live birth, but bats lay eggs.

17.
Which of the following groups of vertebrates is warm-blooded?
a)
Birds
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibians
d)
Reptiles
18.
Which of the following groups of vertebrates breathes through gills?
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Birds
d)
Reptiles
19.
Which of the following groups of vertebrates usually breathe through gills at birth and later develop lungs?
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Birds
d)
Amphibians
20.
Which of the following groups of vertebrates is covered with fur or hair?
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Birds
d)
Amphibians
21.
True or False: Most birds lay eggs.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
True or False: Mammals are cold-blooded.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
True or False: Reptiles have wet skin. 
a)
True
b)
False
24.
True or False: Most amphibians live in or around water.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What of the following animals is a type of mammal?
a)
Bear
b)
Penguin
c)
Frog
d)
Alligator
26.
What of the following animals is a type of amphibian?
a)
Dolphin
b)
Shark
c)
Frog
d)
Lizard
27.
What of the following animals is a type of reptile?
a)
Eagle
b)
Sting Ray
c)
Toad
d)
Alligator
28.
There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Arthropods
d)
Reptiles
29.
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
30.
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
31.
What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Reptile
c)
Amphibian
d)
Mammal
32.
What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Reptile
c)
Amphibian
d)
Fish
33.
What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Bird
c)
Reptile
d)
Mammal
34.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
35.

What type of animal is a whale?

a)

amphibian

b)

fish

c)

mammal

d)

reptile

36.

All of these animals are grouped together. What characteristics do the animals MOST likely have in common?

a)

eye color

b)

what they eat

c)

hair

d)

feathers

37.

All of these animals are grouped together. What characteristics do the animals MOST likely have in common?

a)

eye color

b)

what they eat

c)

hair

d)

feathers

38.

Identify the animal.

a)

An orange tree

b)

A butterfly

c)

A mushroom

d)

A carrot

39.

Select the invertebrate.

a)

A dolphin

b)

A frog

c)

A horse

d)

A squid

40.

Select the vertebrate.

a)

A jellyfish

b)

A spider

c)

A flamingo

d)

A sponge

41.

Identify the correct statement.

a)

Invertebrate animals have a backbone.

b)

Invertebrate animals do not have a backbone.

42.

What are the six main groups of invertebrates?

a)

Echinoderms, reptiles, worms, sponges, arthropods and molluscs.

b)

Sponges, echinoderms, fish, arthropods, cnidarians and molluscs.

c)

Arthropods, molluscs, cnidarians, sponges, worms and amphibians.

d)

Molluscs, worms, sponges, arthropods, echinoderms and cnidarians.

43.

What are the five groups of vertebrates?

a)

Birds, worms, reptiles, fish and amphibians.

b)

Fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds.

c)

Amphibians, mammals, birds, reptiles and arthropods.

d)

Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and sponges.

44.

What group of invertebrates have an articulated exoskeleton and segmented bodies?

a)

Echinoderms

b)

Sponges

c)

Molluscs

d)

Arthropods

45.

What group of invertebrates have sac-like bodies full of pores and live attached to rocks?

a)

Echinoderms

b)

Sponges

c)

Cnidarians

d)

Worms

46.

What invertebrate group does this animal belong to?

a)

Mollusc

b)

Arthropod

c)

Cnidarian

d)

Echinoderm

47.

What invertebrate group does this animal belong to?

a)

Echinoderm

b)

Mollusc

c)

Cnidarian

d)

Worm

48.

What invertebrate group does this animal belong to?

a)

Echinoderms

b)

Molluscs

c)

Arthropods

d)

Worms

49.

Identify the four types of arthropods.

a)

Worms, sponges, insects and arachnids.

b)

Insects, arachnids, crustaceans and sponges.

c)

Crustaceans, worms, insects and arachnids.

d)

Arachnids, insects, myriapods and crustaceans.

50.

Identify the animal that undergoes metamorphosis.

a)

A chicken

b)

An earthworm

c)

A human

d)

A butterfly

51.

What group of vertebrate animals breathe through their lungs and through their skin?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Reptiles

c)

Fish

d)

Birds

52.

What group of vertebrate animals breathe only through their gills?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Mammals

c)

Birds

d)

Fish

53.

What vertebrate group does this animal belong to?

a)

Mammal

b)

Reptile

c)

Fish

d)

Amphibian

54.

Is this animal a vertebrate or an invertebrate?

a)

Vetebrarte

b)

Invertebrate

55.

Mammals lay eggs.

a)

true

b)

false

56.

Which are invertebrates?

a)

spiders

b)

clams

c)

fish

d)

lobsters

57.

There are ___ major groups of vertebrates.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

58.

Look and answer: what animal group is it?

a)

Amphibian

b)

Mammal

c)

Reptile

d)

Fish

59.

All birds can fly.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

60.

Ducks have webbed feet

a)

True

b)

False