Kingdoms of Life

Which of the following shows how to correctly classify living things from largest to smallest?

• Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species

• Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Species, Family, Genus, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

Which type of animal has a backbone?

• Vertebrate

• Invertebrate

Which group is larger, vertebrates or invertebrates?

• vertebrates

• invertebrates

Which type of invertebrate has stinging tentacles?

• Sponges

• Cnidarians

• Echinoderms

• Mollusks

• Arthropods

Which type of invertebrate is the simplest type with no organs and no tissues?

• Sponges

• Cnidarians

• Echinoderms

• Mollusks

• Arthropods

Which type of invertebrate has a soft body and most have shells (and live under the sea....usually)?

• Sponges

• Cnidarians

• Echinoderms

• Mollusks

• Arthropods

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which type of invertebrate has spiny skin and radial symmetry?

• Sponges

• Cnidarians

• Echinoderms

• Mollusks

• Arthropods

Which type of invertebrate has segmented bodies and jointed legs?

• Sponges

• Cnidarians

• Echinoderms

• Mollusks

• Arthropods

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What word means that the organism has its support structure on the outside of its body?

• armorskeleton

• exoskeleton

• endoskeleton

• phytoskeleton

Which type of vertebrate is born in water and then lives on land?

• birds

• mammals

• reptiles

• amphibians

• fish