Invertebrates Quiz – 10 Easy Questions!

Hey there awesome one! How well do you know invertebrates? Invertebrates are animals that do not have a backbone. Instead of bones, they may have soft bodies or hard outer shells (e.g crabs).

Why Are Invertebrates Important to the Ecosystem?

• They help pollinate plants (e.g bees, which help flowers grow into fruits).
• They break down waste and dead things (e.g earthworms improve soil).
• They are food for many animals (like frogs eating small snails).
• They help keep nature balanced by controlling insect populations (like spiders eating flies).

10 Examples of Invertebrates

1. Butterfly – They pollinate flowers.
2. Bee – They pollinates crops and make honey.
3. Spider – They catch insects in webs.
4. Earthworm – Improves soil by breaking down dead plants.
5. Octopus – An incredibly intelligent sea animal with no bones.
6. Snail – Moves slowly and has a shell.
7. Crab – Lives in water and has a hard shell.
8. Starfish – Can grow back lost arms!
9. Ant – Works in colonies and cleans up food scraps.

Here is your chance to test yourself and see how you score!

 

Results

#1. Animals without a backbone are called invertebrates. True or false?

True

False

#2. Most insects have …………….on their head that they use to detect smells, tastes, heat and other things.

antennae

gel

a cap

#3. Which one of these has four pairs of legs?

snail

termite

spider

#4. Between a centipede and a millipede, which one has poison that it uses to kill its prey?

centipede

millipede

#5. Between a butterfly and a moth, which one is more active at night i.e nocturnal?

enter answer here

#6. Spiders, daddy longlegs, scorpions, mites and ticks belong to the group called……….,

arachnids

mollusks

myriapods

#7. These insects don’t walk very well, however they can hover in one place and, suprisingly, even fly backwards.

locusts

ladybird

dragonfly

#8. A starfish is an example of a …………………………………………..

very cute fish

marine invertebrate

decorative sea animal

#9. The praying mantis is a carnivorous insect. True or false.

True

False

#10. These worms loosen, mix and oxygenate the soil as they move to and fro through the soil.

tapeworms

earthworms

hookworms

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