year 7 biology ft 2

What are vertebrates?

• Animals with a backbone
• Animals without a backbone

There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?

• Mammals
• Birds
• Arthropods
• Reptiles

This group feeds milk to its young.

• birds
• mammals
• fish
• reptile

All invertebrates _________

• Have a backbone
• Do not have a backbone
• Are really just Vertebrates
• Have a nerve cord

I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs.  What am I?

• Mammal
• Fish
• Amphibian
• Reptile

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When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?

• physical features
• weather patterns
• environment
• diet

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

• Juniper
• Pine
• Spruce
• Fir

Find the description of a dog and list the order of yes and no

1.Is this animal a mammal

Yes ........................... Go to 2

No ........................... Go to 3

2.Does this animal have claws

Yes ........................... Go to 3

No ........................... Go to 4

3.Does this animal have scales

Yes ......................... Snake

No .......................... Go to number 4

4.Does this animal have fur?

Yes ......................... Dog

No .......................... Dolphin

• Yes, Yes, No, Yes

• No,Yes

• Yes,Yes,Yes

• Yes,No,No

What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?

• to find a common ancestor
• to show the evolution of organisms
• to see what organisms eat
• to identify organisms

Which organisms belong in the same kingdom as the pictured organism?

• mushroom

• wolf

• ladybug

• jellyfish

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