Test - Animals For Ajjer
What are vertebrates?
1. Vertebrates are animals that have segmented .
2. Vertebrates include the animals on
land and in the sea.
3. Animals with nerve cords running down their backs are
classified as .
4. An endoskeleton is used for
and .
5. Endoskeletons are made of
and .
6. The seven classes of vertebrates are jawless fish, bony
fish, soft-boned fish, , mammals,
, and reptiles.
7. Mammals, one class of vertebrates, have fur or hair, breathe
through lungs, and feed their young with .
8. Amphibians breathe through when
they are young and through lungs when they are fully grown.
What are invertebrates?
9. Invertebrates are animals without .
10. Of all the animals in the world, more than 95 percent are
.
11. Clams, snails, oysters, and scallops belong to a group of
invertebrates called .
12. Starfish and sea urchins are examples of ,
which live in the ocean, have spiny skins, and move very slowly.
13. The largest group of invertebrates, the ,
includes insects, spiders, and shellfish.
What are arthropods?
14. Arthropods have a tough exoskeleton, which must be
as the animal grows.
15. Arthropods can also be identified by their
legs and bodies.
16. The three largest groups of arthropods are crustaceans,
, and .
17. The first animals to live on land were probably .
18. Insects have pairs of legs, but
arachnids have pairs.
Critical Thinking
19. Explain the difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate,
and include two examples of each group of animals.
Animals
cartilage endoskeleton invertebrate vertebrate
chordate exoskeleton tetrapod
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P G R C D I E E B C E K
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W F H C G M B O Z Y N O
G O K A X U G D L K I N
Write the correct answers on the lines provided, and circle
the answers in the grid.
Clues
1. outer skeleton
2. animal with a nerve cord running down its back
3. soft, bonelike material
4. inner skeleton
5. animal with a segmented backbone
6. animal with four feet
7. animal without a backbone
Animals
Fill in the blanks.
amphibians bony fish invertebrates vertebrates
animals environments jointed
birds internal organs segmented
One of the many ways that scientists classify animals is
by determining whether the animal has a backbone. Animals
with segmented backbones are called ,
and animals without backbones are called .
The seven classes of vertebrates are jawless fish,
, soft-boned fish, ,
mammals, , and reptiles. Vertebrates
include the largest on land or in the sea.
Invertebrates are found in a wide range of
. Arthropods, the largest group of
invertebrates, can be identified by their
legs and bodies. All arthropods also have
exoskeletons, which protect their and are
shed as the animal grows. Invertebrates make up more than
95 percent of all of the animals in the world.
