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Unit 2 Vertebrates and invertebrates Date:

Name:

1. Tick (√) the characteristics that are common to all vertebrates. They have a spine. They breathe through gills.

They are herbivores. They have a skeleton.

2. What are the five groups of vertebrates? Give an example for each group.

3. Write if the following mammals are carnivores, omnivores or herbivores. Then say if they are terrestrial, aquatic or aerial. a) cat:

e) pig: f) seal: g) wolf: h) sheep:

b) cow: c) dolphin: d) bat:

4. Match each group of vertebrates with its characteristics. 1

3

4

5 2

Others in this group have four limbs, but not this animal. They are viviparous.

They have a beak.

Their limbs are fins.

They live in water and then on land. They have a swim bladder.

6. What characteristics are common to all invertebrates?

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Unit 2 Vertebrates and invertebrates Date:

Name:

6. Complete the sentences about the different groups of vertebrates. mammals

scales

lungs

birds

mammals

constant

a) Reptiles and fish are similar because each have bodies covered in and their body temperatures are not . But reptiles are similar to amphibians because they both breathe through . b) and are vertebrates that have a constant temperature. c) Fertilisation in vertebrates such as takes place inside the female. 7. Tick (√) the invertebrates. molluscs amphibians arthropods

reptiles worms sponges

echinoderms birds jellyfish, anemones and corals

8. Name the group of invertebrates to which each animal belongs. c

a b

e

a)

d

b) c) d) e)

9. Match the three columns. bivalves gastropods cephalopods

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tentacles with suckers outer shell made up of two halves tentacles on their heads

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10. Describe the characteristics of arthropods.

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clam octopus snail