Vertebrates


VertebratesVersión en línea What do you know about vertebrates? Here you have twenty questions to go over some of the contents we have studied in the last Natural Science "classes" por Ramon Cuevas Ramírez 1 1. The five groups of vertebrate animals are... a fish, mammals, lizards, birds and amphibians b fish, mammals, reptiles, birds and frogs c birds, fish, reptiles, mammals and amphibians d birds, fish, reptiles, mammals and anphibians 2 2. Which type of teeth is used for tearing meat? a canines b incisors c molars d premolars 3 3. What can we see in this photograph? a It is a hole used by marine mammals to breathe (BLOWTUBE) b It is a hole used by marine mammals to breathe (BLOWHOLE) c It is a shark´s mouth d The photograph shows gills 4 4. What do we call animals that give birth to live babies? a MAMMALS b OVIPAROUS c OMNIVORES d VIVIPAROUS 5 5. Can mammals fly? a No, they can't b Yes, they can. All mammals fly. c Some mammals fly, like the flying monkey. d Some mammals can fly, like bats. 6 6. This is something birds haven't got... a SKELETON b FEATHERS c FUR d WINGS 7 7. Why do birds have different types of teeth? a It depends on the food they eat b Because some birds eat a lot c Some birds do not have beak d It depends on how big they are 8 8. What are the functions of feathers? a Protection from cold temperatures b Protection from predators c They are used to attract other birds d The three options are correct 9 9. Birds have lungs but... a ...they are not very big b ...they do not expand or contract c ...they absorb carbon dioxide d ...they are not important 10 10. One of the next sentences about reptiles reproduction is FALSE a Parents do not look after their offspring b Parents do not incubate their eggs c Baby reptiles drink their mother's milk d Baby reptiles look the same as the adults when they are born. 11 11. What body coverings do reptiles have? a FUR b HAIR c MOIST SKIN d SCALES 12 12. What do we call a baby frog? a BABY FROG b BABY AMPHIBIAN c TODDLER d TADPOLE 13 13. This is a series of changes amphibians go through... a TRANSFORMATION b EVOLUTION c METAMORPHOSIS d ADULTATION 14 14. One of these groups of amphibians has a mistake... a frog, tadpole, toad, newt b frog, salamander, toad, newt c frog, tadpole, salamander, newt d frog, toad, snake, newt 15 15. This is the biggest group of vertebrates a mammals b fish c birds d amphibians 16 16. About fish nutrition... a Fish can be carnivores or omnivores b Fish can be carnivores or herbivores c Fish can be omnivores or herbivores d Fish can be carnivores, herbivores or omnivores 17 17. Fish breathe using... a mouth and gills (capillaries) b mouth c gills d mouth and lungs 18 18. This organ in fish help them move up or down in the water a fins b tail c wings d swim bladder 19 19. Which of these animals is not a fish? a seahorse b shark c eel d whale 20 20. One of these animals is not oviparous a tadpole b crocodile c snake d dolphin

1

1. The five groups of vertebrate animals are...

a

fish, mammals, lizards, birds and amphibians

b

fish, mammals, reptiles, birds and frogs

c

birds, fish, reptiles, mammals and amphibians

d

birds, fish, reptiles, mammals and anphibians

2

2. Which type of teeth is used for tearing meat?

a

canines

b

incisors

c

molars

d

premolars

3

3. What can we see in this photograph?

a

It is a hole used by marine mammals to breathe (BLOWTUBE)

b

It is a hole used by marine mammals to breathe (BLOWHOLE)

c

It is a shark´s mouth

d

The photograph shows gills

4

4. What do we call animals that give birth to live babies?

a

MAMMALS

b

OVIPAROUS

c

OMNIVORES

d

VIVIPAROUS

5

5. Can mammals fly?

a

No, they can't

b

Yes, they can. All mammals fly.

c

Some mammals fly, like the flying monkey.

d

Some mammals can fly, like bats.

6

6. This is something birds haven't got...

a

SKELETON

b

FEATHERS

c

FUR

d

WINGS

7

7. Why do birds have different types of teeth?

a

It depends on the food they eat

b

Because some birds eat a lot

c

Some birds do not have beak

d

It depends on how big they are

8

8. What are the functions of feathers?

a

Protection from cold temperatures

b

Protection from predators

c

They are used to attract other birds

d

The three options are correct

9

9. Birds have lungs but...

a

...they are not very big

b

...they do not expand or contract

c

...they absorb carbon dioxide

d

...they are not important

10

10. One of the next sentences about reptiles reproduction is FALSE

a

Parents do not look after their offspring

b

Parents do not incubate their eggs

c

Baby reptiles drink their mother's milk

d

Baby reptiles look the same as the adults when they are born.

11

11. What body coverings do reptiles have?

a

FUR

b

HAIR

c

MOIST SKIN

d

SCALES

12

12. What do we call a baby frog?

a

BABY FROG

b

BABY AMPHIBIAN

c

TODDLER

d

TADPOLE

13

13. This is a series of changes amphibians go through...

a

TRANSFORMATION

b

EVOLUTION

c

METAMORPHOSIS

d

ADULTATION

14

14. One of these groups of amphibians has a mistake...

a

frog, tadpole, toad, newt

b

frog, salamander, toad, newt

c

frog, tadpole, salamander, newt

d

frog, toad, snake, newt

15

15. This is the biggest group of vertebrates

a

mammals

b

fish

c

birds

d

amphibians

16

16. About fish nutrition...

a

Fish can be carnivores or omnivores

b

Fish can be carnivores or herbivores

c

Fish can be omnivores or herbivores

d

Fish can be carnivores, herbivores or omnivores

17

17. Fish breathe using...

a

mouth and gills (capillaries)

b

mouth

c

gills

d

mouth and lungs

18

18. This organ in fish help them move up or down in the water

a

fins

b

tail

c

wings

d

swim bladder

19

19. Which of these animals is not a fish?

a

seahorse

b

shark

c

eel

d

whale

20

20. One of these animals is not oviparous

a

tadpole

b

crocodile

c

snake

d

dolphin

VertebratesVersión en línea

por Ramon Cuevas Ramírez