2025, CPALMS, Classification of Living Organisms

2025, CPALMS, Classification of Living Organisms

6th Grade

15 Qs

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2025, CPALMS, Classification of Living Organisms

2025, CPALMS, Classification of Living Organisms

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-2, MS-LS3-2, MS-LS1-1

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amy Gainey

Used 2+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Slide #5: It is very important to know that, as new information is available, relationships between organisms can _____________________.
never change
change
be ignored by scientists

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Slide #8: Color, shape, life cycle, habitat, and energy sources of organisms are NEVER important data for scientist when classifying organisms.
true
false

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Slide #8: Genes are passed on from generation to generation. This information was a factor that was VERY important to Carl Linnaeus as he was creating our classification system.
true
false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Slide #9: Which of the following is NOT a type of evidence that would be used to classify an unknown organism?
life cycle features
physical appearance
age
genes
energy source

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Slide #10: The ________ of an organism carries genetic information from parents to offspring.
size
color
structure
DNA (genes)

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Slide #10: Scientist can ALWAYS rely on physical characteristics in order to make an accurate classification of all organisms.
true
false

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Slide #11: Which of the following is an example of why is it important to consider DNA when trying to classify an organism?
Because DNA tells us how organisms are classified.
Because similarities in DNA between two organisms may indicate a relationship.
DNA should never be considered when trying to classify an organism.

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