National Geographic Chapter 3

What are bacteria, fungi, protists and animals examples of?

• plants

• species

• kingdoms

• vertebrates

Sponges, jellies, and anemones are all

• fish

• plants

• arthropods

• invertebrates

Which living thing has cells that use light energy to make its own food?

• bird

• tree

• lizard

• inspect

An organism has many cells, lives in the hot desert, has hair covering its body, and gives live birth. In which kingdom would this organism MOST LIKELY belong?

• plant

• protist

• animal

• bacteria

Which of the following is the MOST NARROW classification a scientist can assign to a newly discovered organism?

• family

• phylum

• species

• kingdom

Which organism is classified as a vascular plant?

• moss

• fungi

• protist

• conifer

A scientist finds an organism for the first time and classifies it. What will her classification tell other scientists about the organism?

• where it lives

• what it likes to eat

• how big the organism is

• what its characteristics are

Crickets, spiders, and beetles are all examples of

• insects in the animal kingdom

• arachnids in the plant kingdom

• vertebrates in the plant kingdom

• invertebrates in the animal kingdom

Which two characteristics are common in the bodies of all vertebrates?

• backbone and spinal chord

• scales and backbone

• branches and stinging cells

• legs and scales

why are amphibians classified as vertebrates?

• they go through metamorphosis

• they live on land as adults

• they have backbones

• they lay eggs