How to Classify Organisms

What is the largest phylum of animals?

• Mollusks
• Mammals
• Arthropods
• Vertebrates

What is a tool scientists use to identify unknown organisms that consists of a series of questions? 

• Hammer
• Dichotomous key
• balance scale
• Encyclopedia

Which of the following are NOT characteristics of mammals?

• Hair or fur on body
• Mothers make milk for babies
• Cold-blooded
• Warm-blooded

Which list is in the correct order?

• Kingdom, class, phylum, order, genus, family, species
• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
• Class, phylum, kingdom, order, species, family, genus
• Kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, family, species

Which of the following groups has the least variety of organisms?

• Order
• Species
• Kingdom
• Phylum

Warm-blooded animals control their own body temperature.

• True
• False

Which of the following groups has the least variety of organisms?

• Order
• Species
• Kingdom
• Phylum

Which of the following is NOT a reason why scientists classify organisms?

• To help them communicate
• To organize information
• Because they are bored

Animals and plants are multicellular.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which word means to organize into groups?

• sample
• vertebrate
• classify
• organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2