Animal Classification

1. Why do scientist organize information about living things?

• So they can find and share information easier.

• Because the government told them they have to.

• To give scientist something to do.

2. What are the five kingdoms of living things?

• Monerans, Protist, Fungi, Plants and Animals

• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family

• Genus, Species, Classification, Kingdom, Vertebrates

3. How do scientist name each type of living thing?

• They name is after a family member.

• They name the living thing based off where they found it.

• They use the genus and species name of the living thing.

4. Which kingdom contains one-celled living things without nuclei?

• Plants

• Monerans

• Fungi

• Protists

5. What does the word "Classification" mean?

• The largest group of living things

• A kingdom with only one cell.

• The act of grouping together living things that have similar features.

8. Which group of vertebrates begin life in water and later lives on land?

• Reptiles

• Mammals

• Amphibians

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9. How is a spider different from an insect?

• A insect has eight legs and a spider has six legs.

• A spider has eight legs and an insect has six legs.

• Insects bodies only have one part and spiders have two or more parts.

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10. What is true about animals that are classified as vertebrates?

• They do not have backbones.

• They have a backbone.

• Fish are not classified as a member of the vertebrates.

11. What is true about animals that are classified as invertebrates?

• They do not have a backbone.

• They have a backbone.

• They are bigger then vertebrates.

12. Which animal group are NOT vertebrates?

• Reptiles

• Mammals

• Arthropods