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Grade 5 Science: Animal Classification

This worksheet helps fifth-grade students understand animal classification, including vertebrates and invertebrates, and different animal groups.

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Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksTrue / FalseShort AnswerMatchingWord Bank

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5-LS2-15-LS1-1

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Grade 5 Science: Animal Classification

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.

1. Which of the following is NOT a vertebrate?

a

Fish

b

Bird

c

Insect

d

Mammal

2. Animals that lay eggs are called:

a

Viviparous

b

Oviparous

c

Mammals

d

Amphibians

3. Animals with backbones are called  .

4. Animals without backbones are called  .

5. A cold-blooded animal that lives both on land and in water is an  .

6. All mammals lay eggs.

T

True

F

False

7. Insects are a type of invertebrate.

T

True

F

False

8. Name two characteristics of mammals.

9. How are reptiles different from amphibians?

Match the animal group with its characteristic.

10. Fish

 

a. Have feathers and lay eggs

11. Birds

 

b. Live in water and breathe with gills

12. Reptiles

 

c. Have dry, scaly skin

Use the words from the word bank to complete the sentences below.

Vertebrates
Invertebrates
Amphibians
Mammals

13. Spiders and insects are examples of  .

14. Humans, dogs, and whales are all types of  .