Unit 5 Classification Unit Test

According to the classification key, what characteristic does a wolf have in common with a caribou? (DOK2)

• Backbone

• Flat tails

• Hooves

• Teeth

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A student records observed characteristics for four organisms. Based on this student's observations, which organism has two characteristics of all living things?

• organism W

• organism X

• organism Y

• organism Z

The animals are grouped by whether they have a backbone or not. Which of the following belongs in Group 1?

• fish

• cricket

• frog

• turtle

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Many life scientists study only one kind of animal their entire career. Which type of life scientist

would likely study grasshoppers?

• Fish scientist

• Snail scientist

• Insect scientist

• Reptile scientist

An animal has 20 body segments and has no mandibles. Which type of animal is it?

• Type II

• Type III

• Type IV

• Type V

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following 2 organisms have cells similar to the cell shown above?

Fern

Mushroom

frog

cat

pine tree

• mushroom and the cat

• fern and the palm tree

• cat and the frog

• fern and the frog

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A certain organism has many cells, each containing a nucleus. If the organism makes its own food, it would be classified as

• a bacterium

• a fungus

• a plant

• an animal

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

. A student is making a graphic organizer to help him study properties of living organisms.

Which activity correctly completes the graphic organizer?

• Consume and digest food

• Perform meiosis and fertilization

• Break down and build molecules

• Absorb light and conduct photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

According to their classification, which of the following animals are most closely related? (DOK2)

• Q and R

• S and T

• Q and T

• R and S

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A lynx, Lynx canadensis, has a short tail with a black tip running all the way around the tail. It also has highly visible tufts of hair on the ears. A bobcat, Lynx rufus, has a short tail with black only on top of the tail's tip. It also has inconspicuous ear tufts. From the descriptions and scientific names of both animals you can conclude that

• the lynx and bobcat are the same species...

• lynx and bobcat are two names for the same animal

• the lynx and bobcat are the same genus.

• the lynx and bobcat are not from the same Phylum

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2