Animal and Plant Classification

Animals that usually have the same body temperature, regardless of their surroundings are called:

• terrestrial

• aquatic

• warm-blooded

• cold-blooded

• Mammal

• Bird

• Fish

• Reptile

• Amphibian

How would you classify pelicans, robins, and seagulls?

• invertebrate

• fish

• bird

• mammal

Why are nonvascular plants so small?

• because they don't have tubes to easily transport nutrients

• because they don't need to get sunlight for photosynthesis

• because they are spending their energy producing cones instead of growing tall

• because they don't have room to grow taller

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How is a jellyfish and shark different.

• A shark is the animal kingdom

• A shark has a backbone.

• A shark is cold-blooded

• Shark lives in water.

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Study the drawings of parts of a pumpkin plant.

Which plant would scientists group with pumpkin plants?

• fern

• moss

• pine tree

• apple tree

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Which statement about vascular plants is NOT true?

• They can grow to be quite large.

• They have tissue that carries food.

• They are much smaller than nonvascular plants.

• They absorb water through roots.

• Algae

• Moss

• Fern

• Flowers

Breathe with gills

Have fins and scales

Live in water

Are cold-blooded

Usually lay gelatinous eggs

• Mammal

• Bird

• Fish

• Reptile

• Amphibian

Apple trees and roses are examples of plants that make seeds by using flowers.

• True

• False

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