Biology Checkpoint Diversity of Life

What is the broadest level of classification system for plants and animals?

• Phylum

• Kingdom

• Family

• Species

True or False:

All animals can be separated

into two categories.

• True

• False

True or False:

All animals have a backbone.

• True

• False

How many levels are there in the classification system?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

True or False:

Animals change their behavior to

help them survive in the wild.

• True

• False

True or False:

Animals change the way they look to help them survive in the wild.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

When animals change to help them survive, it is called...

• Switching

• Modifying

• Adaptations

• Surviving

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

An example of a physical adaptation is ...

• Strong talons

• Long nose

• Sharp teeth

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

An example of a behavioral adaptation is ...

• Having wings

• Having a tail

• Flying south in winter (migrating)

• All of the above

True or False:

Animals are sorted into different categories based on common characteristics.

• True

• False