Classification of Plants

Why is a fern a vascular plant?

• It has tubes inside its stems.

• It has no tubes inside its leaves and stems.

• It grows from spores.

• It grows from seeds.

Do spore-producing plants like ferns and moss need bees to spread their pollen?

• Yes, because the pollen is needed for reproduction

• No, because they have no pollen to spread.

• Yes, because they need to grow flowers

• No, because they have no cones.

Which statement is true?

• All plants are nonvascular

• All plants use pollen or cones to reproduce.

• Most plants reproduce through spores

• All plants must reproduce to survive.

Which animal is an invertebrate?

• whale

• salmon

• squid

• shark

Which statement is NOT true?

• A snake is an amphibian.

• A lizard is a reptile.

• A red robin is a bird.

• A rabbit is a mammal.

Which animal is cold-blooded?

• A penguin

• A falcon

• A polar bear

• An octopus

Scientists classify animals by

• their names

• they way they look

• what they usually eat

• all of the above

Newborn kittens drink milk because they are

• warm-blooded

• mammals

• born with fur

• vertebrates

A shark is a vertebrate because

• it is cold-blooded

• it lives in the ocean

• it has a backbone

• it lays eggs

Animals are classified as either _________________________ or _____________________. (Check 2 responses).

• invertebrates

• moss

• vascular

• vertebrates

• seeds