Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Explore the characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates with this Grade 5 science worksheet, including classification and examples.
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Vertebrates and Invertebrates
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. Which of the following is a characteristic of a vertebrate?
No backbone
An exoskeleton
An internal skeleton (backbone)
Soft body without support
2. Which of these animals is an invertebrate?
Fish
Bird
Spider
Mammal
3. Animals with a backbone are called .
4. Animals without a backbone are called .
5. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are all types of .
6. All insects are vertebrates.
True
False
7. A jellyfish is an example of an invertebrate.
True
False
8. Name two animals that are vertebrates and explain why.
9. Name two animals that are invertebrates and explain why.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
10. Animals like crabs and insects have a hard outer covering called an .
11. The main difference between and is the presence or absence of a .