Vertebrates & Invertebrates

Question 1

What are vertebrates?

Answer 1

Animals that have a backbone.

Question 2

List the five main groups of vertebrates.

Answer 2

• Mammals
• Birds
• Reptiles
• Amphibians
• Fish

Question 3

What are the characteristics of mammals?

Answer 3

• Feed their babies with milk from the mother
• Warm-blooded
• Have hair or fur on their bodies

Question 4

What are placental mammals?

Answer 4

Mammals that develop inside the mother’s womb and are born fully formed.

Question 5

Give examples of placental mammals.

Answer 5

• Humans
• Dogs
• Whales

Question 6

What are marsupial mammals?

Answer 6

Mammals that are born at an early stage and continue developing in the mother’s pouch.

Question 7

Give examples of marsupial mammals.

Answer 7

• Kangaroos
• Koalas
• Opossums

Question 8

What are monotremes?

Answer 8

Mammals that lay eggs.

Question 9

Give examples of monotremes.

Answer 9

• Platypus
• Echidna

Question 10

What are the characteristics of birds?

Answer 10

• Have feathers covering their bodies
• Have beaks, two wings, and two legs
• Lay eggs with hard shells

Question 11

Give examples of birds.

Answer 11

• Eagles
• Chickens
• Parrots

Question 12

What are the characteristics of reptiles?

Answer 12

• Covered with dry scales or plates
• Cold-blooded
• Most lay eggs, but some give birth to live young

Question 13

Give examples of reptiles.

Answer 13

• Snakes
• Lizards
• Crocodiles

Question 14

What are the characteristics of amphibians?

Answer 14

• Can live in both water and land
• Have moist, smooth skin
• Lay eggs in water
• Cold-blooded

Question 15

Give examples of amphibians.

Answer 15

• Frogs
• Salamanders
• Toads

Question 16

What are the characteristics of fish?

Answer 16

• Live in water
• Have scales covering their bodies
• Use gills to breathe underwater
• Cold-blooded

Question 17

Give examples of fish.

Answer 17

• Sharks
• Goldfish
• Tuna

Question 18

What are invertebrates?

Answer 18

Animals that do not have a backbone.

Question 19

What is the largest group of invertebrates?

Answer 19

Arthropods.

Question 20

What are the characteristics of arthropods?

Answer 20

• Have jointed legs
• Have a hard outer shell (exoskeleton)

Question 21

List the types of arthropods.

Answer 21

• Arachnids
• Centipedes & Millipedes
• Crustaceans
• Insects

Question 22

What are arachnids?

Answer 22

Arthropods that have four pairs of legs and two body parts.

Question 23

Give examples of arachnids.

Answer 23

• Spiders
• Scorpions
• Ticks

Question 24

What are centipedes?

Answer 24

Arthropods with long, segmented bodies with one pair of legs per segment.

Question 25

What are millipedes?

Answer 25

Arthropods with long, segmented bodies with two pairs of legs per segment.

Question 26

Give examples of centipedes and millipedes.

Answer 26

* House centipede * Millipede

Question 27

What are crustaceans?

Answer 27

Arthropods with five to seven pairs of legs, often with pincers.

Question 28

Give examples of crustaceans.

Answer 28

* Crabs * Lobsters * Shrimp

Question 29

What are insects?

Answer 29

Arthropods with three pairs of legs and three body parts.

Question 30

Give examples of insects.

Answer 30

* Butterflies * Ants * Bees

Question 31

What are mollusks?

Answer 31

Invertebrates with soft bodies, some having shells made of calcium carbonate.

Question 32

Give examples of mollusks.

Answer 32

* Snails * Octopuses * Squids

Question 33

What are echinoderms?

Answer 33

Invertebrates with spiny or rough outer covering and five-part symmetry.

Question 34

Give examples of echinoderms.

Answer 34

* Starfish * Sea urchins * Sea cucumbers

Question 35

What are annelids?

Answer 35

Invertebrates with soft, segmented bodies that move using tiny bristles or muscles.

Question 36

Give examples of annelids.

Answer 36

* Earthworms * Leeches

Question 37

What are nematodes?

Answer 37

Invertebrates with long, round bodies that are not segmented.

Question 38

Give examples of nematodes.

Answer 38

* Pinworms * Hookworms

Question 39

What are platyhelminthes?

Answer 39

Invertebrates with soft, flat bodies.

Question 40

Give examples of platyhelminthes.

Answer 40

* Tapeworms * Planarians

Question 41

What are cnidarians?

Answer 41

Invertebrates with soft bodies and tentacles, having a central cavity for digestion.

Question 42

Give examples of cnidarians.

Answer 42

* Jellyfish * Corals * Sea anemones

Question 43

What are porifera?

Answer 43

Invertebrates with bodies full of tiny holes (pores) that filter food from water.

Question 44

Give examples of porifera.

Answer 44

* Sea sponges

Question 45

Fill in the blank: Vertebrates = Have a _______.

Answer 45

backbone

Question 46

Fill in the blank: Invertebrates = _______.

Answer 46

No backbone

Question 47

What special feature helps each group of animals survive?

Answer 47

Special features that help them survive in their environment.