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Which animals have backbones?
A) Vertebrates
B) Invertebrates
C) Arthropods
D) Insects
A) Vertebrates
What do you call animals without backbones?
A) Mammals
B) Vertebrates
C) Invertebrates
D) Amphibians
C) Invertebrates
What does your spine protect?
A) Your stomach
B) Your spinal cord
C) Your heart
D) Your lungs
B) Your spinal cord
Snakes slither on the ground, but what helps them move?
A) Slime on their skin
B) Ribs attached to their vertebrae and strong muscles
C) Tiny legs hidden inside
D) Their tail only
B) Ribs attached to their vertebrae and strong muscles
What does a bird’s backbone help it do?
A) Swim
B) Fly and hold its head up
C) Make a nest
D) Grow feathers
B) Fly and hold its head up
What are sharks’ backbones made of?
A) Hard bone
B) Cartilage
C) Muscle
D) Skin
B) Cartilage
What makes toads vertebrates, just like hippos and humans?
A) They have slimy skin
B) They can hop
C) They have a backbone inside their body
D) They live both on land and water
C) They have a backbone inside their body
About what percent of animals on Earth are invertebrates?
A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 95%
D) 95%
Which group makes up the largest number of invertebrates?
A) Reptiles
B) Insects
C) Amphibians
D) Mammals
B) Insects
Which fact is true about insects?
A) They have 6 legs and 3 body parts
B) They have 8 legs and 2 body parts
C) They all live in water
D) They have no skeleton at all
A) They have 6 legs and 3 body parts
Which fact is true about arachnids like spiders and scorpions?
A) They have 6 legs and 3 body parts
B) They have 8 legs and 2 body parts
C) They are fish with gills
D) They are reptiles with scales
B) They have 8 legs and 2 body parts
What is an exoskeleton?
A) A soft covering on the skin
B) A hard covering on the outside of the body
C) A backbone inside the body
D) A type of muscle
B) A hard covering on the outside of the body
Which of these is a crustacean?
A) Snake
B) Toad
C) Lobster
D) Butterfly
C) Lobster
Which of these is NOT in the animal kingdom?
A) Tiger
B) Housecat
C) Tree
D) Turtle
C) Tree
In classification, as you go down the chart, what happens?
A) You add more animals
B) You eliminate animals that don’t match
C) You guess which animal is left
D) You start over
B) You eliminate animals that don’t match