Plant and Animal Classification

Mr. Stone's class was researching animals and using charts to group them based on their characteristics. They sorted the animals they researched into two groups.

Which headings BEST describe the information collected by Mr. Stone's students for both of their animal group charts?

• Group A: Invertebrates; Group B: Cats

• Group A: Amphibians; Group B: Mammals

• Group A: Invertebrates; Group B: Vertebrates

• Group A: Vertebrates; Group B: Invertebrates

Which of the following animals is a reptile?

• ostriche

• turtle

• frog

• newt

Which group is best defined as having a backbone or spinal column?

• Invertebrates

• Reptiles

• Fish

• Vertebrates

Ms. Kim's class is using questions to help sort plants into groups.

Which question BEST completes Ms. Kim's student's sorting diagram?

• Does it reproduce?

• Does it produce seeds?

• Does it produce spores?

• Does it have seeds inside?

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

After researching the different types of seed producing plants, Malik made a chart to sort pictures of plants.

Which of the following shows how Malik correctly sorted the plants?

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Rosa was given a list of ten animals and asked to develop a model to sort them into groups. When she turned in her model, she was told she had made one mistake. Her teacher asked her to correct and explain her mistake.

• A jellyfish is not an invertebrate. It is a fish because it lives in water and it is cold-blooded.

• A dolphin is not a mammal. It is a fish because it lives in water and it is warm-blooded.

• A snake is not an invertebrate. It is a reptile because it has a backbone, is cold-blooded, lays eggs, and lives on land.

• A turtle is not a reptile. It is an invertebrate because it has a hard external shell or exoskeleton instead of a backbone.

Which plant is seed producing?

• fern

• moss

• daffodil

• hornwort

Kayce is making a model of different animals she saw on her trip to the farm.

Which of the following is the BEST way to label her model?

• Group A should be labeled as invertebrates because they all have a backbone.

• Group B should be labeled as invertebrates because they do not have a backbone.

• Group B should be labeled as amphibians because they are animals that do not have four legs.

• Group A should be labeled as fish because they are all animals that can survive in water.

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-1

Mrs. Johnson's class collected plant samples from outside the school and brought them back to their classroom. Mrs. Johnson asked the class to work together and sort their samples into two groups based on how they reproduce.

Which question would BEST help the students focus their sorting task?

• Does the plant have a long life span?

• Does the plant have seeds or spores?

• Does the plant have tubes to transport water?

• Does the plant grow tall or lay low to the ground?

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Ms. Glenn's class collected plant samples from their yards at home and brought them to school. They sorted the samples by how they reproduced and created a table for their data.

Which plant samples are gymnosperms

• 1

• 4

• 1 and 4

• 2 and 3

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4