Animal and Plant Classification Study Guide

A new species was discovered in the rainforest. Scientists determined that this new species is an animal but have not classified it. This new species has a backbone, lives on land, walks on four legs, is covered in dry scales, and lays eggs which it buries. The scientists asked a group of students to develop a model for classifying the animal. The students used the sources in the picture below to create their model. How should the scientists classify this new species?

• This new species is an invertebrate and should be classified as a fish because it lives in water and lays eggs.

• This new species is a vertebrate and should be classified as a mammal because it lives on land and lays eggs.

• This new species is a vertebrate and should be classified as a bird because it lives on land and incubates its eggs.

• The new species is a vertebrate and should be classified as a reptile because it lives on land and lays eggs that it buries to hide them from predators.

Ms. Kim’s class is using questions to help sort plants into groups. Which question BEST completes Ms. Kim’s student’s sorting diagram in the picture below?

• Does it reproduce?

• Does it produce seeds?

• Does it produce spores?

• Does it have seeds inside fruit?

Mr. Pope’s class was researching animals and using charts to group them based on their characteristics. They sorted the animals they researched into two groups. Which headings BEST describe the information collected by Mr. Pope’s students for both of their animal group charts?

• Group A: Invertebrates; Group B: Cats

• Group A: Amphibians; Group B: Mammals

• Group A: Invertebrates; Group B: Vertebrates

• Group A: Vertebrates; Group B: Invertebrates

Mrs. Johnson’s class collected plant samples from outside the school and brought them back to their classroom. Mrs. Johnson asked the class to work together to sort their samples into two groups based on how they reproduce. Which question would BEST help the students focus their sorting task?

• Does the plant have a long life span?

• Does the plant have seeds or spores?

• Does the plant have tubes to transport water?

• Does the plant grow tall or stay low to the ground?.

Brooke has been collecting information about different groups of animals in a table. Which group does an animal with gills, scales, and a backbone belong to?

• fish

• reptiles

• mammals

• amphibians

Mr. Law’s class was sorting plants using a sorting diagram. Which defines plants that reproduce with seeds inside fruit?

• Flowering plant (angiosperm)

• Non-Flowering plant (gymnosperm)

• Non-vascular

• Vascular

Ms. Elfman’s class was learning how to sort animals using a sorting diagram. Which group is BEST defined as having a backbone or spinal column?

• invertebrates

• vertebrates

• reptiles

• fish

Mrs. Wilkenson’s class collected plant samples from their yards at home and brought them to school. They sorted the samples by how they reproduced and created a table for their data.

Which plant samples are seeded, non-flowering(gymnosperms) ?

• Plant 1

• Plant 4

• Plants 1 and 4

• Plants 2 and 3

Which of the following pictures could be an example of a vertebrate from group 3 based on their body covering?

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A scientist collected data as displayed in the table. Which plants are MOST LIKELY described by the data in the table?

• Plant 1: apple tree;

  Plant 2 is moss

• Plant 1: holly bush;

  Plant 2 is a fern

• Plant 1: apple tree;

  Plant 2 is a pine tree

• Plant 1: strawberry plant; Plant 2 is a dogwood tree