chapter 5 dichotomous key

What is another name for a living thing?

• cell

• organism

• organ

• human

What is/are the groups of animals?

• vertebrates

• invertabrates

• vertebrates and invertebrates

• Invertebrates and no backbone

What are the characteristics of fish?

• they have scales

• they breathe through gills

• they breathe through lungs

• they lay eggs

What are the characteristics of reptiles?

• they have scales

• they breathe through lungs

• they lay eggs

• they have no backbone

What are the characteristics of birds?

• they lay eggs

• they breathe through lungs

• they breathe through gills

• they have backbone

Which is the common characteristic between a bird and reptile?

• they have backbones

• they lay eggs

• they breathe through gills

• they are found on land only

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Which of the following is/are the differences between a mammal and an amphibian?

• amphibian can live on land only

• mammal can live on land only

• amphibian lay eggs

• mammal lay eggs

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Which of the following separates a flowering and non-flowering plant?

• flowering plant produces pollen grains

• flowering plant has stems

• flowering plant has leaves

• non-flowering plant has no leaves

Look at the dichotomous key below. What are the characteristics of salamander?

• Can fly

• cannot fly

• scales

• no fur

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Look at the dichotomous key below. What are the characteristics of fish?

• Can fly

• cannot fly

• scales

• fins