Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Question 1

Name five classes of Vertebrates.

Answer 1

• Fish
• Amphibians
• Reptiles
• Birds
• Mammals

Question 2

Name 6 characteristics that distinguish Vertebrates from each other.

Answer 2

• Types of fertalisation
• Type of body covering
• Number and types of limbs
• Cold or warm blooded
• Types of reproduction: eggs or live young
• Organs used for breathing

Question 3

Name all 6 classes of Invertebrates.

Answer 3

• Echinoderm
• Arachnids
• Crustaceans
• Molluscs
• Insects
• Cnidarians

Question 4

Which invertebrate has a hard spiny covering or skin?

Answer 4

Echinoderm (Star Fish).

Question 5

Name the characteristics of arachnids.

Answer 5

Joint legged invertebrate animal (spider).

Question 6

Give 2 examples of crustaceans.

Answer 6

Crayfish and crab.

Question 7

Name the characteristics of crustaceans.

Answer 7

Hard exoskeleton, jointed legs, segmented body.

Question 8

Name the characteristics of molluscs.

Answer 8

Soft bodied unsegmented animals, with a body organised into a muscular foot and head.

Question 9

Give an example of a mollusc

Answer 9

Snail

Question 10

Name the characteristics of insects

Answer 10

Exoskeleton, 3 part body (head, thorax, abdomen), 3 pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae.

Question 11

Name a cnidarian.

Answer 11

Jelly fish

Question 12

Name the characteristics of cnidarians.

Answer 12

Aquatic, mostly marine, organisms. They all have tentacles with stinging cells called nematocysts that they use to capture food.

Question 13

Name the stinging cell in the tentacles of cnidarians and what they are used for?

Answer 13

Nematocysts. Used to capture food.