Classifying animals: vertebrates and invertebrates

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What gets wetter the more it dries?

Answer each question. Find the letter next to the right answer and write it in the box with the same number. The letters spell the punchline!

  1. Which group does a lobster belong to?O insectI mammalA crustaceanV mollusc
  2. Which of these animals is an invertebrate?T antB sharkH whaleC salmon
  3. Which group does a crab belong to?O crustaceanD vertebrateA mammalC insect
  4. Which of these animals is a vertebrate?T butterflyW lizardO beeU lobster
  5. Which of these animals is an invertebrate?E beeL newtF batW lizard
  6. Which group does a scorpion belong to?H insectI fishN crustaceanL invertebrate
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Classifying animals: vertebrates and invertebrates

Year 6 · Worksheet

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Circle the correct answer.

  1. Which of these animals is an invertebrate? frog     whale     shark     octopus
  2. Which group does an ant belong to? vertebrate     crustacean     insect     bird
  3. Which group does a jellyfish belong to? reptile     vertebrate     insect     invertebrate
  4. Which of these animals is an invertebrate? eagle     lizard     shark     crab
  5. Which group does a penguin belong to? vertebrate     crustacean     worm     arachnid
  6. Which of these animals is a vertebrate? woodlouse     earthworm     shark     octopus
  7. Which group does a whale belong to? arachnid     crustacean     mammal     mollusc
  8. Which group does a snail belong to? worm     reptile     vertebrate     mollusc
  9. Which of these animals is a vertebrate? bee     penguin     woodlouse     jellyfish
  10. Which of these animals is an invertebrate? bat     shark     butterfly     whale
  11. Which group does a salmon belong to? crustacean     fish     bird     arachnid
  12. Which of these animals is an invertebrate? earthworm     frog     eagle     lizard
  13. Which group does a newt belong to? mammal     bird     amphibian     crustacean
  14. Which group does an earthworm belong to? reptile     worm     arachnid     mammal
  15. Which group does an eagle belong to? arachnid     fish     insect     vertebrate
  16. Which group does a shark belong to? amphibian     crustacean     worm     vertebrate
  17. Which of these animals is a vertebrate? butterfly     bat     crab     scorpion
  18. Which group does a lizard belong to? crustacean     mollusc     vertebrate     worm
  19. Which group does a frog belong to? arachnid     bird     crustacean     vertebrate
  20. Which of these animals is an invertebrate? whale     newt     lizard     slug

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Classifying animals: vertebrates and invertebrates

Year 6 · Answer sheet

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Secret code joke

What gets wetter the more it dries? A TOWEL

1. crustacean (A) · 2. ant (T) · 3. crustacean (O) · 4. lizard (W) · 5. bee (E) · 6. invertebrate (L)

Worksheet

  1. Which of these animals is an invertebrate? octopus
  2. Which group does an ant belong to? insect
  3. Which group does a jellyfish belong to? invertebrate
  4. Which of these animals is an invertebrate? crab
  5. Which group does a penguin belong to? vertebrate
  6. Which of these animals is a vertebrate? shark
  7. Which group does a whale belong to? mammal
  8. Which group does a snail belong to? mollusc
  9. Which of these animals is a vertebrate? penguin
  10. Which of these animals is an invertebrate? butterfly
  11. Which group does a salmon belong to? fish
  12. Which of these animals is an invertebrate? earthworm
  13. Which group does a newt belong to? amphibian
  14. Which group does an earthworm belong to? worm
  15. Which group does an eagle belong to? vertebrate
  16. Which group does a shark belong to? vertebrate
  17. Which of these animals is a vertebrate? bat
  18. Which group does a lizard belong to? vertebrate
  19. Which group does a frog belong to? vertebrate
  20. Which of these animals is an invertebrate? slug

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