What is Class? Test Review 2019-20

What group has the following traits?

· ectotherm (cold blooded)

· thick dry skin

· lay eggs

• reptile

• amphibian

• mammal

• fish

What group has the following traits?

· metamorphosis

· ectotherm (cold blooded)

· moist smooth skin

· begins life in water

• mammal

• reptile

• amphibian

• fish

What group has the following traits?

· largest group

· ectotherm (cold blooded)

· gills, scales, fins

• reptile

• mammal

• amphibian

• fish

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What group has the following traits?

· warm blooded (endotherm)

· beaks, wings, two legs

• fish

• reptile

• mammal

• bird

What group has the following traits?

· warm blooded (endotherm)

· fur or hair

· and produces milk for their young

• mammal

• bird

• reptile

• fish

Scientists recently discovered a new organism. This organism has the following traits:

· four meters tall,

· makes its own food

· has tubes to carry food and water

· has a small berry like fruit

To what grouping would you place this new organism? (There is more than one choice.)

• vascular

• nonvascular

• angiosperm

• gymnosperm

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Animals can be classified as vertebrates or invertebrates. Which structure must be present in order for an animal to be classified as a vertebrate?

• a wing

• a backbone

• a brain

• a tail

What two levels of classification

determines an organism’s scientific name?

• class and order

• kingdom and phylum

• genus and species

• family and genus

Jeremy and George see a plant in the park and they know right away it is a gymnosperm. How do they know?

• The plant has flowers.

• The plant has pine cones.

• The plant has red ripe apples.

• The plant grows low to the ground.

Which object would best demonstrate how nonvascular plants absorb water and nutrients?

• rock

• sponge

• mirror

• table