Classification of Animals — Homi Bhabha Class 6 Biology MCQs with Solutions
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Questions with solutions
Q1 — Classification of Animals · easy · theory
Animals that have a backbone in their body are called:
A. Herbivores
B. Vertebrates ✓ Correct
C. Invertebrates
D. Insects
Solution: Animals with a backbone, such as dogs and fish, are called vertebrates.
Q2 — Classification of Animals · easy · theory
Which animal gives birth to babies and feeds them on its milk?
A. Frog
B. Snake
C. Hen
D. Cow ✓ Correct
Solution: A cow is a mammal; it gives birth to young ones and feeds them milk.
Q3 — Classification of Animals · easy · theory
The body of a bird is covered with:
A. Shell
B. Hair
C. Scales
D. Feathers ✓ Correct
Solution: Birds have feathers covering their body, which also help them fly.
Q4 — Classification of Animals · easy · theory
How many legs does an insect, such as an ant, have?
A. Two
B. Four
C. Six ✓ Correct
D. Eight
Solution: All insects, including ants, have six legs.
Q5 — Classification of Animals · medium · theory
A fish has a slippery body covered with tiny, overlapping:
A. Feathers
B. Bones
C. Hairs
D. Scales ✓ Correct
Solution: A fish body is covered with scales, and it breathes using gills.
Q6 — Classification of Animals · medium · theory
Frogs can live both on land and in water. Animals like frogs are grouped as:
A. Mammals
B. Amphibians ✓ Correct
C. Birds
D. Reptiles
Solution: Amphibians, such as frogs, can live both in water and on land.
Q7 — Classification of Animals · medium · theory
Snakes, lizards and crocodiles all belong to the group called:
A. Mammals
B. Amphibians
C. Fishes
D. Reptiles ✓ Correct
Solution: Snakes, lizards and crocodiles are reptiles, with dry scaly skin.
Q8 — Classification of Animals · medium · theory
An earthworm, a butterfly and a housefly have no backbone. They are all:
A. Mammals
B. Reptiles
C. Invertebrates ✓ Correct
D. Vertebrates
Solution: Animals without a backbone, like worms and insects, are invertebrates.
Q9 — Classification of Animals · hard · theory
Which pair correctly matches an animal with its group?
A. Whale – mammal ✓ Correct
B. Penguin – fish
C. Turtle – amphibian
D. Shark – mammal
Solution: A whale breathes air and feeds its young milk, so it is a mammal, not a fish.
Q10 — Classification of Animals · hard · theory
Bats can fly like birds, yet scientists group them as mammals. The main reason is that bats:
A. Lay eggs
B. Give birth to young ones and feed them milk ✓ Correct
C. Have feathers
D. Have a beak
Solution: Bats give birth to babies and feed them milk, which makes them mammals, not birds.