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Animal Classification

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Instructions: How well can you classify animals into their correct groups?

1.
Which of these animals is a mammal?
A
Shark
B
Iguana
C
Dolphin
D
Crocodile
2.
Which of these is a reptile?
A
Toad
B
Turtle
C
Frog
D
Salamander
3.
What class of animal is a penguin?
A
Bird
B
Reptile
C
Fish
D
Mammal
4.
Which of these animals is an amphibian?
A
Chameleon
B
Gecko
C
Newt
D
Snake
5.
Which of these animals is an insect?
A
Ladybug
B
Tick
C
Spider
D
Scorpion
6.
A whale shark is classified as what type of animal?
A
Ray
B
Whale
C
Dolphin
D
Shark
7.
Which of these is a marsupial?
A
Koala
B
Porcupine
C
Beaver
D
Platypus
8.
Which of these is a crustacean?
A
Lobster
B
Clam
C
Jellyfish
D
Octopus
9.
The platypus is best classified as what type of mammal?
A
Primate
B
Marsupial
C
Monotreme
D
Placental mammal
10.
Which of these sea creatures is actually a fish, not a mammal?
A
Seahorse
B
Manatee
C
Porpoise
D
Sea lion
11.
Which of these animals is a cephalopod?
A
Sea urchin
B
Nautilus
C
Sea cucumber
D
Starfish
12.
What order do bats belong to?
A
Carnivora
B
Rodentia
C
Chiroptera
D
Insectivora
13.
The tuatara of New Zealand is often mistaken for a lizard, but it belongs to which order?
A
Squamata
B
Rhynchocephalia
C
Crocodilia
D
Testudines
14.
Which of these is a cartilaginous fish rather than a bony fish?
A
Stingray
B
Salmon
C
Tuna
D
Catfish
15.
The axolotl is a well-known example of which biological phenomenon?
A
Mimicry
B
Neoteny
C
Hibernation
D
Symbiosis

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