Animal Classification Worksheet
A Grade 5 Science worksheet on animal classification, covering vertebrates, invertebrates, and their characteristics.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all mammals?
They lay eggs.
They have hair or fur.
They are warm-blooded.
They feed milk to their young.
2. An animal that does NOT have a backbone is called a(n) .
vertebrate
invertebrate
mammal
reptile
3. Fish use to breathe underwater.
4. Birds are covered in and lay eggs.
5. Amphibians can live both on land and in .
6. All insects have six legs.
True
False
7. Name two differences between a reptile and an amphibian.
8. Give an example of a vertebrate and an invertebrate animal.