Classification

An animal's qualities are listed below:

● Moist skin

● Has four legs

● Lays eggs

● Breathes with lungs or gills

● Cold blooded

What type of animal is described here?

• amphibian

• fish

• mammal

• reptile

• bird

Which of the following organisms is a vertebrate?

• insect

• jellyfish

• monkey

• earthworm

What trait do all mammals share?

• walk upright

• have an opposable thumb

• have large brains

• nurse their young with milk

Which term describes an animal without a

backbone?

• chordate

• invertebrate

• protozoan

• vertebrate

Which of these is a fungus?

• bacteria

• mushroom

• algae

• seaweed

The smallest, most specific classification category is..

• Genus

• Phylum

• Order

• Species

How do scientists organize living things?

• by looks
• by shared characteristics
• by size
• by differences

Tags

NGSS.3-LS3-1

What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things?

• taxonomy

• taxadermy

• taxicab

• toxicology

Which two organisms are least closely related?

• two organisms from the same kingdom
• two organisms from the same order
• two organisms from the same family
• two organisms from the same genus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Most animals in this phylum have a backbone.

• Arthropoda
• Chordata
• Annelida
• Mollusca