Classification and survival of living things

What are the 8 levels of Classification in order?

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Order, Domain, Phylum, Class, Family, Genus, Species, Kingdom

• Family, Domain, Genus, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order

• Class, Family, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Order, Domain

Why do we classify living things

• To keep information private

• To make finding information easier

• To confuse students

• To make animals healthier

In a scientific name, what group does the FIRST name identify?

• Domain

• Species

• Kingdom

• Genus

Which animals often lay their eggs in water, but live on land when they are fully grown?

• reptiles

• fish

• mammals

• amphibian

Which is NOT a characteristic of a fish.

• gills

• fins

• lungs

• scales

Salma has a plant that reproduces with cones. What type of plant could it be?

• fern

• moss

• pine tree

• maple tree

Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.

• True

• false

Reptiles are invertebrate

• True

• False

A jaguar is a mammal. What characteristics make it a mammal?

• A jaguar can run faster than other animals.

• A jaguar breathes through lungs, has fur, and gives live birth.

• A jaguar has four legs and spots.

• A jaguar has a backbone and is a vertebrate.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Plants reproduce by ..............

• seeds

• spores

• both of them

• non of them