Classification and Vertebrate Quiz Review

The scientific name for an organism is made up of the:

• Family and Order

• Genus and species

• Kingdom and Class

Who created the classification system?

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Darwin

• Carl Linnaeus

What is the common language of scientific classification?

• French

• Latin

• English

• Spanish

The branch of science concerned with classification of living things

• endothermic

• ectothermic

• oviparous

• taxonomy

Why is classification important?

• it helps us identify a new species.

• it is not important

• it mixes up all the plants and animals

Which one is NOT a problem with classification?

• Scientists struggle with no clear definitions (species examples from the Fossils book)

• It allows scientists in any country to communicate easily.

• They are always discovering new things (what group should we put them in)

• They are discover new information (should we move an organism to a different group?)

• They have bias in how they want to classify an organism (what is their worldview?)

What is the function of a skeleton?

• to give an organism's body movement

• to give an organism oxygen

• to give an organism's body support

Choose two characteristics of a fish:

• Has dry, scaly skin

• Breathes with lungs

• Has gills

• Lays jelly-like eggs to reproduce

Another name for cold-blooded is:

• endothermic

• ectothermic

• oviparous

• taxonomy

What statement is true about cold-blooded animals?

• Cold-blooded animals are always cold.

• Cold-blooded animals are able to regulate their body temperature internally.