5 Classification Quiz Review

What do scientists use to classify organisms?

• Their names.

• Their role as predator or prey.

• Their physical characteristics.

• What they usually eat.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which animal does not belong in this group?

Shark Octopus Hawk Penguin

• The shark because it is cold-blooded.

• The octopus because it is an invertebrate.

• The hawk because it is a bird.

• The penguin because it is a vertebrate.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Animals whose body temperature changes according to their surroundings are called ____ .

• endothermic

• cold-blooded

• warm-blooded

• exoskeleton

When an animal has a body that maintains a controlled body temperature automatically, we call it _____ .

• warm blooded

• exoskeleton

• cold blooded

• ectothermic

Which animals are warm-blooded?

• fish

• mammal

• amphibian

• bird

• reptile

What quality do scientists use to put fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals into two groups?

• whether they need oxygen to survive

• whether they have backbones or not

• whether they are warm-blooded or cold-blooded

• whether they have fur or feathers

A naturalist is going to bring two animals to visit the science class next week, but she wants the students to play a game to see if they can figure out what kinds of animals they are. The students asked three questions and the answers from the naturalist are below.

What class of vertebrate is Animal B?

• fish

• fish

• reptile

• bird

• mammal

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A naturalist is going to bring two animals to visit the science class next week, but she wants the students to play a game to see if they can figure out what kinds of animals they are. The students asked three questions and the answers from the naturalist are below.

What class of vertebrate is Animal A?

• fish

• amphibian

• reptile

• bird

• mammal

A group of students are playing a 20 Questions game to see if they can use clues to guess a specific group of animals. The students asked these three questions and the answers are below.

What kind of animal is Animal B?

• arthropod

• sponge

• fish

• bird

What are two main groups of plants?

• seeded and seedless

• trees and bushes

• ferns and mosses

• vascular and nonvascular