Which is a question a scientist might ask to classify an organism into the correct kingdom?

Does the organism have one cell or many cells?

Can the organism breed with similar organism?

Does the organism have a backbone?

Are there other organisms that are the same?

Organisms are classified into kingdoms based on two characteristics. One is the number of cells in their bodies. What is the other characteristic?

Whether they can keep their temperature steady

The 35 phyla of the animal kingdom can be divided into two groups. Which characteristic separates these groups.

Whether they are vertebrates or invertebrates

Whether they have fur or feathers

Whether they live on land or water

Whether they have more than one cell

Alligators produce offspring through sexual reproduction. Which statement is true about young alligators?

They have characteristics of both parents

They are identical to the make parent

They are identical to the female parent

They do not have characteristics of either parent

the scientific study of how living things are classified

the name of Aristotle’s classification system

the process used by geologists to classify rocks

the process of observing an organism’s behavior

What are the divisions of the Taxonomy System (7 levels of classification)that scientists use to classify organisms?

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

Mammals, Reptiles, Insects, Birds, Amphibians

Bacteria, Plants, Fungi ,Vertebrates, Invertebrates

Vertebrates, Invertebrates, Plants, Animalia, Phylum

An organism’s scientific name consists of

its genus name and its species name.

its class name and its family name.

its phylum name and its species name.

its kingdom name and its phylum name.

The Kingdom level of classification is made up of 5 groups. Which choice below correctly lists the 5 groups of the kingdom?

Plants, Animals, Monerans, Fungi, Protists

Plants, Animals, Phylum, Genus, Protists

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family

Protists, Fungi, Plants, Phylum, Family

A scientist is using a table as a model to share information about the classification of a polar bear. What information does this model communicate?

Polar bears have more in common with brown bears than with panda bears.

Polar bears are in the same family as wolves

Polar bears have the same characteristics as all other bears

Polar bears do not have any characteristics in common with starfish

Cilia, flagella, and pseudopods are structures found in protist. How are they similar?

They are used for movement and to obtain food

They are involved in external digestion

They are used to capture light and carry out photosynthesis

Which best summarizes the relationship between mycelia and hyphae ?

Mycelia provide food for hyphae.

Mycelia are the response of hyphae to stimulus.

Mycelia and hyphae are two similar species of fungi.

Which of the following is a characteristic of most protists?

The live in moist or wet environment.

They are unable to move on their own.

They can be animal-like, fungus like, and plant-like

Which correctly describes phototropism in fungi?

Early in development, some fungi grow toward light.

The hyphae of fungi grow toward water.

The mycelium of fungi grow toward food sources.

When fungi mature, some use light to make food like plants.

Characteristics & Classification of Living Things 2022

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You walked towards a squirrel. It runs away and climbs up a tree. Which of the following characteristics of life best describes this behavior?

Growth and Development

Response to Stimuli

Reproduction

Use of energy

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A hummingbird drinks nectar from flowers. Which of the following characteristics of life best describes this behavior?

Growth and Development

Response to Stimuli

Reproduction

Use of energy

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What characteristics do all living organisms share?

They respond to stimuli

They make their own food

They breathe through lungs

They reproduce with two parents

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A tadpole changing into a frog is an example of which of the following characteristics of life?

Asexual Reproduction

Sexual reproduction

Responding to stimuli

Growth and development

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these organisms is a heterotroph?

Pine tree

Butterfly

Tomato plant

Grass

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what ways are all living things on Earth alike?

All living things have hair

All living things reproduce sexually

All living things are endothermic

All living things obtain and use resources for energy

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which choice describes a stimulus?

Any action or behavior performed by the organism

The process whereby an organism becomes larger

The process in which energy is released from food in most organisms

Any change in an organism’s surroundings that will cause the organism to react.

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Characteristics & Classification of Living Things 2022

36 questions

You walked towards a squirrel. It runs away and climbs up a tree. Which of the following characteristics of life best describes this behavior?

A hummingbird drinks nectar from flowers. Which of the following characteristics of life best describes this behavior?

What characteristics do all living organisms share?

A tadpole changing into a frog is an example of which of the following characteristics of life?

Which of these organisms is a heterotroph?

In what ways are all living things on Earth alike?

Which choice describes a stimulus?

Which is a question a scientist might ask to classify an organism into the correct kingdom?

Organisms are classified into kingdoms based on two characteristics. One is the number of cells in their bodies. What is the other characteristic?

The scientific name of the Asian elephant is Elephas maximus. What does this name show about this organism’s classification?

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