Chapter 1: Classifying Organisms Assessment

Which group has members that are the most similar?

• class

• species

• phylum

• kingdom

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Which characteristic did many dinosaurs share with today's lizards?

• They had four legs.

• They had no skeletons.

• They were warm-blooded.

• They were covered with slimy skin.

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How are babies of reptile different from babies of mammals?

• Reptiles develop in eggs.

• Reptiles develop inside the mother's womb.

• Reptile babies breathe with gills.

• Reptile babies have to be fed by their parents.

What does a vertebrate have that an invertebrate does not?

• gills

• brain

• lungs

• backbone

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How do scientists classify a vascular plant that reproduces with spores?

• fern

• moss

• conifer

• flowering plant

Look carefully at the dichotomous key. Which animal is born from an egg and has sticky pads but no scales?

• salamander

• ground skink

• horned lizard

• Pacific tree frog

How are fungi different from plants?

• Fungi absorb sugar to make food.

• Fungi do not make their own food.

• Fungi only eat dead wood.

• Fungi don't need sunlight.

How are plants and animals similar?

• Plants and animals contain chlorophyll.

• Plants and animals are multicellular organisms.

• Plants and animals make their own sugar for food.

• Plants and animals reproduce using cones or spores.

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Which statement is true about both Protists and Archaebacteria?

• They always live in colonies.

• They live inside other organisms.

• They are neither plant nor animal.

• They are always multicellular.

Which statement best describes conifers?

• Conifers don't have leaves.

• Conifers reproduce using cones and seeds.

• Conifers are protists.

• Conifers are nonvascular plants.