Classification and Heredity

Multiple Choice

Which animal has an exoskelton?

• hippo

• crab

• snake

• alligator

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Why do scientists classify animals?

• to show relationships

• to organize information

• to learn more about animals

• all of the above

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Which is a learned behavior?

• The color of a raccoon's fur.

• The color of your hair.

• Raccoons finding food in a trash can.

• None of the above.

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Vertebrates are animals with...

• exoskeletons
• feathers
• a backbone or spinal column
• gills

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Warm-blooded animals...

• Use energy from the food they eat to keep warm.

• Are reptiles.

• Use their environment to keep warm or cool.

• Body temperatures change depending on outside temperature.

Multiple Choice

Animals that have a chordata are also known as:

• vertebrates
• invertebrates
• chorus

• mammals

Multiple Choice

Animals are classified as vertebrates because they have a ....

• backbone or spinal column
• exoskeleton or shell
• gills or fins
• fur or feathers

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Heredity is ...

• the passing of traits from parents to offspring

• a characteristic that is learned

• the study of traits from parent to offspring

• watching a behavior to copy it

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Which is not a learned behavior?

• social skills

• monkeys using rocks as tools

• mother bird laying eggs

• dogs learning how to sit and stay

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Which is a learned behavior?

• The color of your hair.

• Raccoons finding good in a trash can.

• The color of a raccoon's fur.

• None of the above.

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Which of these is a learned behavior of a dog?

• Begging for food

• Drinking water

• Panting on a hot day

• Chewing on a bone

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Which thing is a learned behavior?

• Brown eyes

• Pale Skin

• Freckles

• Riding a bike

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Which describes an animal that has 3 body parts, six legs and no backbone?

• Amphibian

• Mammal

• Arthropod

• Reptile

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How are birds and reptiles alike?

• They both have live births.

• They both have gills.
• They both lay eggs under water.

• They both lay eggs to produce young.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an invertebrate?

• A snake

• A bluebird

• A butterfly

• A turtle

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Which is the part of a plant that pulls water through the roots to the rest of the plant?

• xylem
• chloroplasts
• bark

• phloem

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The purpose of a plant's seed is to store food.

• True

• False

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An invertebrate with 3 body parts and six legs belongs to arthropods.

• True

• False

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How are reptiles and birds alike?

• They both lay eggs under water.

• They both have feathers.

• They both lay eggs on land.

• They both have gills.

Multiple Choice

Moss and fern produce seeds.

• True

• False

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A fish coming to the top of a tank when the owner feeds it is a learned behavior.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which trait is inherited?

• Brown hair

• A scar

• Long hair

• Sunburn

Multiple Choice

Plants should be classified into which 2 main groups?

• Seed producer and non-seed producer

• Seeds and spores

• Seeds and cone

• Flowers and seeds

Multiple Choice

A frog and a salamander belong in which animal group?

• reptiles
• mammals
• amphibians
• birds

Multiple Choice

An acquired trait is one inherited from family member.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A chimp using a stick to gather food from a termite mound is an inherited trait.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which animal is an invertebrate?

• Shark

• Scorpion

• Bear

• Fish