Invertebrates vs Vertebrates

Which two groups listed are both endotherms?

• fish and birds
• birds and mammals
• reptiles and mammals

A sea star is a member of the group called

• amphibians
• echinoderms
• sponges

The only group of animals that begin their lives in the water breathing with gills and as adults can live on land breathing with lungs is the _________.

• reptiles
• echinoderms
• amphibians

Choose the answer that correctly matches the vertebrate with its structural characteristics.

• bird: endothermic, have  feathers, breathe with lungs
• mammal: ectothermic, have fur or hair, breathe with lungs
• fish: endothermic, have scales, breathe with gills

Which phylum do earthworms belong to?

• Echinoderms
• Mollusca
• Annelida
• Cnidarians

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A lobster is an arthropod. The body of an arthropod is covered _________.

• by moist scales
• by dry scales
• by an exoskeleton

There are 35 different phyla in the animal kingdom. 34 of these phyla are ________.

• vertebrates
• invertebrates
• ectotherms

Which group of characteristics describes a fish?

• multicellular, warm-blooded, vertebrate
• unicellular, cold-blooded, invertebrate
• multicellular, cold-blooded, vertebrate

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What do plants and animals have in common?

• They are both autotrophs.
• They are both heterotrophs.
• They respond to stimuli.

Which class of animals breathes with lungs, has scales or plates for an outer covering and most lay eggs?

• amphibians
• reptiles
• mammals