Classifying Living Things Quiz

What type of animal is a snake?

• Amphibian

• Bird

• Fish

• Reptile

Which animal does NOT lay eggs?

• Snake

• Bear

• Bird

• Frog

What are common characteristics of arthropods?

• They lay eggs, breathe through gills, covered in scales, cold blooded, and have fins.

• Cold blooded, have gills then develop into lungs as they get older, and have moist skins.

• They are warm blooded, have an internal skeleton, give live birth, and they produce milk.

• They are cold blooded, have an exoskeleton, jointed limbs, and a segmented body

Which animal is NOT a reptile?

• Frog

• Turtle

• Crocodile

• Lizard

Why do turtles move less during the winter?

• Turtles are amphibians and are less active when it is cold.

• Turtles are reptiles and are less active when it is cold.

• Turtles are amphibians and are more active when it is cold

• Turtles are reptiles and are more active when it's cold

What is one thing that flamingos, tortoises, and frogs all have in common?

• They lay eggs

• They have feathers

• They use gills for breathing

• They haves scales on their skin.

Which of these animals is a vertebrate?

• bee

• butterfly

• ladybug

• robin

Which characteristics are shared by ALL arthropods?

• They all live in water

• They all can fly

• They have a hard, outer covering

• They give birth to live young.

Ms. Stokes saw a tiny creature that had six legs, a hard outer covering, and one eye on each side of its head. She said that this was an insect and not a spider. What evidence supports her claim?

• The creature had a head

• The creature had six legs

• The creature had two eyes

• The creature had an outer covering

Which category could a gerbil, a parrot, and a salamander be in?

• arthropods

• egg layers

• invertebrates

• vertebrates