CLASSIFICATION AND VARIATION

To which vertebrate group does a turtle belong?

• A. fish

• B. mammal

• C. bird

• D. reptile

To which vertebrate group does a salamander belong?

• A. reptile

• B. mammal

• C. fish

• D. amphibian

To which vertebrate group does a penguin belong?

• A. mammal

• B. bird

• C. fish

• D. reptile

Which of the following describes woodlice?

• A. invertebrate without jointed legs

• B. invertebrate with jointed legs

• C. warm blooded vertebrate

• D. cold blooded vertebrate

Which of the following describes a trout?

• A. warm blooded vertebrate

• B. invertebrate with jointed legs

• C. invertebrate without jointed legs

• D. cold blooded vertebrate

Which of the following describes an amphibian?

• A. cold blooded, lays eggs in water, spends first part of life in water and has gills, slimy skin, lives on land in adult life breathing with lungs

• B. warm blooded, lays eggs on land, covered in feathers

• C. cold blooded, lives in water, has gills and paired fins

• D,. cold blooded, dry scaly waterproof skin, lays eggs on land

Living organisms can be divided into two main groups, __(1)__ and animals. Animals can be divided into two main sub-groups. Animals without backbones are called __(2)__ and those with backbones are called __(3)__. The vertebrates can be further classified into groups called __(4)__, whose bodies exist at the temperature of their surroundings, and __(5)__, who must maintain a particular body temperature.

Which missing word(s) matches space __(3)__?

• A. plants

• B. vertebrates

• C. warm blooded

• D. invertebrates

Which of the following describes a spider?

• A. warm blooded vertebrate

• B. invertebrate with jointed legs

• C. cold blooded vertebrate

• D. invertebrate without jointed legs

Which of the following describes an octopus

• A. invertebrate without jointed legs

• B. invertebrate with jointed legs

• C. cold blooded vertebrate

• D. warm blooded vertebrate

Your physical features and activities are the result of several factors. You can genetically inherit characteristics from your parents genes or they can be due to your 'environment' e.g. 'habitat' and 'life style'. Which of the following factors applies to your body weight

• A. nothing to do with genetic or environmental factors

• B. only what is genetically inherited from your parents genes

• C. a combination of genetic and environmental factors

• D. only environmental factors