Classify invertebrates
5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.4-LS1-1 · England: KS2 Y6 Living things and their habitats
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Question 1
Three of these are insects. Which one is NOT?
- A. snail
- B. ant
- C. butterfly
- D. beetle
Question 2
Which invertebrate group does this belong to: crab?
- A. insect
- B. arachnid
- C. crustacean
- D. mollusc
Question 3
Why did scientist Carl Linnaeus give every species a two-part scientific name?
- A. To make names longer.
- B. So scientists everywhere use the same name for the same species.
- C. Because animals asked for names.
- D. To hide species from people.
Question 4
Three of these are crustaceans. Which one is NOT?
- A. crab
- B. lobster
- C. shrimp
- D. bee
Question 5
Which invertebrate group does this belong to: mussel?
- A. insect
- B. arachnid
- C. crustacean
- D. mollusc
Question 6
Why did scientist Carl Linnaeus give every species a two-part scientific name?
- A. To make names longer.
- B. To hide species from people.
- C. Because animals asked for names.
- D. So scientists everywhere use the same name for the same species.
Question 7
Three of these are insects. Which one is NOT?
- A. ant
- B. lobster
- C. grasshopper
- D. beetle
Question 8
Which invertebrate group does this belong to: woodlouse?
- A. insect
- B. arachnid
- C. crustacean
- D. mollusc
Question 9
A woodlouse lives under logs in the garden. Which group is it in?
- A. molluscs
- B. crustaceans, like crabs
- C. arachnids
- D. insects
Question 10
Three of these are arachnids. Which one is NOT?
- A. spider
- B. scorpion
- C. mussel
- D. harvestman
Question 11
Which invertebrate group does this belong to: butterfly?
- A. insect
- B. arachnid
- C. crustacean
- D. mollusc
Question 12
Why did scientist Carl Linnaeus give every species a two-part scientific name?
- A. To hide species from people.
- B. To make names longer.
- C. So scientists everywhere use the same name for the same species.
- D. Because animals asked for names.
Question 13
Three of these are crustaceans. Which one is NOT?
- A. beetle
- B. lobster
- C. crab
- D. woodlouse
Question 14
Which invertebrate group does this belong to: beetle?
- A. insect
- B. arachnid
- C. crustacean
- D. mollusc
Question 15
Why did scientist Carl Linnaeus give every species a two-part scientific name?
- A. So scientists everywhere use the same name for the same species.
- B. To hide species from people.
- C. Because animals asked for names.
- D. To make names longer.
Question 16
Three of these are insects. Which one is NOT?
- A. grasshopper
- B. spider
- C. bee
- D. beetle
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