Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (ICSE) · Science
Chapter: Chapter 17 — Chapter 17: Classification of Animals
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is a vertebrate? [1]
(A) An animal with a backbone
(B) An animal without a backbone
(C) A type of plant
(D) A type of fungus
2. What is an example of a vertebrate? [1]
(A) A mammal
(B) An insect
(C) A worm
(D) A mollusc
3. What is an invertebrate? [1]
(A) An animal without a backbone
(B) An animal with a backbone
(C) A type of plant
(D) A type of fungus
4. What is an example of an invertebrate? [1]
(A) An insect
(B) A mammal
(C) A bird
(D) A reptile
5. What percentage of animal species are invertebrates? [1]
(A) The majority
(B) A tiny minority
(C) None
(D) Exactly half
6. What characterises mammals? [1]
(A) Warm-blooded, live young, produce milk
(B) Cold-blooded, lay eggs, no milk
(C) No specific characteristics
(D) Only found in water
7. Do mammals mostly give birth to live young? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No, they always lay eggs
(C) Only some mammals give birth
(D) Mammals don't reproduce
8. Why classify animals? [1]
(A) To organise and study animal diversity
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What is a vertebrate? [1]
(A) An animal with a backbone
(B) An animal without a backbone
(C) A type of plant
(D) A type of fungus
10. What is an example of a vertebrate? [1]
(A) A mammal
(B) An insect
(C) A worm
(D) A mollusc
11. What is an invertebrate? [1]
(A) An animal without a backbone
(B) An animal with a backbone
(C) A type of plant
(D) A type of fungus
12. What is an example of an invertebrate? [1]
(A) An insect
(B) A mammal
(C) A bird
(D) A reptile
13. What percentage of animal species are invertebrates? [1]
(A) The majority
(B) A tiny minority
(C) None
(D) Exactly half
14. What characterises mammals? [1]
(A) Warm-blooded, live young, produce milk
(B) Cold-blooded, lay eggs, no milk
(C) No specific characteristics
(D) Only found in water
15. Do mammals mostly give birth to live young? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No, they always lay eggs
(C) Only some mammals give birth
(D) Mammals don't reproduce
16. Why classify animals? [1]
(A) To organise and study animal diversity
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests