Classification of Plants and Animals

Which statement about vertebrates is TRUE.

• Vertebrates do not have backbones.

• Most animals on Earth are vertebrates.

• All vertebrates live in water.

• All vertebrates have backbones.

If an animal has fur and feeds milk to its young, it should be classified as ....

• an invertebrate

• an amphibian

• a mammal

• a bird

I have dry, scaly skin and usually lay a few leathery eggs on land. What am I?

• amphibian

• reptile

• bird

• mammal

Which group of vascular plants does not use seeds to reproduce?

• flowering plants

• coniferous trees

• ferns

• pines

A deciduous tree loses its leaves each year before winter.

• True

• False

This plant part typically lies below the surface of the soil, is connected to the stem, and transports water.

• leaf

• cone

• root

• stem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

I am a tiny, typically one-celled, reproductive unit capable ofgrowing into a new plant.

• root

• spore

• leaf

• cone

I am the part of the plant that supports buds, leaves, and roots at the base. I conduct water, minerals, and food to other parts of the plant.

• seed

• spore

• cone

• stem

Why do scientists classify living things?

• to better understand the similarities and differences between different organisms

• to confuse scientists from other countries

• so they can find them in the ocean more easily

• to make sense of the variety of nonliving things on Earth

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

I take in water through a root system.

• vascular plants

• nonvascular plants

• vascular plants and nonvascular plants

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3