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WorksheetsLiving Things Benchmark
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All vertebrates have muscles, protective skin covering, a nervous system, and a(n) _____.
a)
endoskeleton
b)
exoskeleton
c)
endothermic
d)
ectothermic
2.
All animals are multicellular heterotrophs that gain energy from outside sources, grow and develop, reproduce, and ____.
a)
respond to stimuli
b)
make their own food
c)
have an endoskeleton
3.
Arthropods have an external covering called the ______.
a)
exoskeleton
b)
endoskeleton
c)
air tube
d)
ectothermic
4.
Sea urchins are classified as
a)
mollusks
b)
echinoderms
c)
arthropods
d)
amphibians
5.
The only group of animals that begin their lives breathing through gills in the water and as adults can live on land breathing with lungs
a)
amphibians
b)
arthropods
c)
mammals
d)
fish
6.
The simplest type of invertebrate with holes and pores to filter water
a)
sponge
b)
segmented worms
c)
arthropods
d)
mollusks
7.
Endothermic vertebrates with feathers, beaks, two legs, and lay eggs
a)
bird
b)
mammal
c)
fish
d)
reptile
8.
An invertebrate who has jointed legs, segmented body, and an exoskeleton
a)
arthropod
b)
amphibian
c)
segmented worms
d)
echinoderm
9.
Ectothermic animals with dry scales or plates that lay eggs
a)
fish
b)
amphibian
c)
reptile
d)
bird
10.
Invertebrate who has a central cavity and a body that extends from the middle outward
a)
mollusk
b)
echinoderm
c)
arthropod
d)
segmented worm
11.
Ectothermic vertebrates who lay eggs and have fins and gills
a)
fish
b)
amphibians
c)
arthropods
d)
reptiles
12.
The simplest animal with a true nervous system
a)
segmented worm
b)
sponge
c)
mollusk
d)
echinoderm
13.
A vertebrate group with hair or fur, gives birth to live young, feeds young milk
a)
mammal
b)
bird
c)
reptile
d)
mollusk
14.
An invertebrate with a soft body and thick muscular foot for movement
a)
echinoderm
b)
mollusk
c)
arthropod
d)
amphibian
15.
The five vertebrate groups are amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, and ______
a)
reptiles
b)
arthropods
c)
segmented worms
d)
mollusk
16.
List the 5 invertebrate groups:
segmented worms
echinoderms
mollusks
sponges
segmented worms
echinoderms
mollusks
sponges
a)
arthropods
b)
amphibians
c)
fish
d)
reptiles
17.
What are the 3 ectothermic vertebrate groups?
a)
mammals, birds, fish
b)
fish, reptiles, arthropods
c)
amphibians, reptiles, fish
d)
reptiles, birds, amphibians
18.
What are the 2 endothermic vertebrate groups?
a)
mammals & birds
b)
reptiles & amphibians
c)
birds & fish
d)
mollusks & reptiles
19.
Animals that have a body temperature that stays constant regardless of the environment
a)
endothermic
b)
ectothermic
c)
endoskeleton
d)
exoskeleton
20.
Animals that have a body temperature that is close to that of the environment around them
a)
endothermic
b)
ectothermic
c)
exoskeleton
d)
endoskeleton
21.
Organisms that make their own food
a)
autotroph
b)
heterotroph
c)
selfietroph
d)
hunterotroph
22.
Organisms that cannot make their own food
a)
autotroph
b)
heterotroph
c)
selfietroph
d)
hunterotroph
23.
The type of reproduction that produces identical offspring, and it only requires one parent
a)
unisexual
b)
asexual
c)
sexual
24.
The type of reproduction that requires 2 parents and produces similar offspring
a)
unisexual
b)
asexual
c)
sexual
25.
A response is
a)
a reaction to a stimulus
b)
the cause of the stimulus
26.
Organisms obtain energy from water, food, and _____
a)
oxygen
b)
working out
c)
sleeping
27.
A _____ is any change in an organism's environment that causes the organism to react
a)
stimulus
b)
response
c)
growth
d)
development
28.
Organisms require _____ to grow and develop
a)
energy
b)
shelter
c)
strength
d)
love
29.
____ is when an organism becomes more structurally complex
a)
development
b)
growth
c)
stimulus
d)
response
30.
What is the stimulus and response?
The sun was bright so Billy put on his sunglasses.
The sun was bright so Billy put on his sunglasses.
a)
Stimulus: put on sunglasses
Response: Sun was bright
Response: Sun was bright
b)
Stimulus: Sun was bright
Response: put on sunglasses
Response: put on sunglasses
31.
What is the stimulus and response?
The baby cried when the doctor gave her a shot.
The baby cried when the doctor gave her a shot.
a)
Stimulus: the baby cried
Response: gave her a shot
Response: gave her a shot
b)
Stimulus: gave her a shot
Response: the baby cried
Response: the baby cried
32.
What is the stimulus and response?
When the temperature drops, bears hibernate for the winter.
When the temperature drops, bears hibernate for the winter.
a)
Stimulus: the temperature drops
Response: bears hibernate
Response: bears hibernate
b)
Stimulus: bears hibernate
Response: the temperature drops
Response: the temperature drops
33.
What are the two missing levels of classification?
Kingdom, phylum, ____, order, family, _____, species
Kingdom, phylum, ____, order, family, _____, species
a)
class, genus
b)
genus, class
c)
domain, genre
d)
genre, domain
34.
In order, what 2 levels of classification make up an organism's scientific name?
a)
Kingdom Species
b)
Kingdom Phylum
c)
Genus Species
d)
Species Genus
35.
Which level of classification contains the MOST organisms?
a)
Family
b)
Kingdom
c)
Species
d)
Phylum
36.
Which level of classification contains the fewest organisms?
a)
Kingdom
b)
Class
c)
Genus
d)
Species
37.
Which level of classification contains all of the organisms that can breed and produce the same kind of young?
a)
Kingdom
b)
Class
c)
Genus
d)
Species
38.
Scientists place organisms into ____ based on the number of cells in their bodies and the ability to make food.
a)
Kingdom
b)
Phylum
c)
Genus
d)
Species
39.
Look at the chart on your paper: Write the scientific name of the hammerhead shark.
a)
Sphyrna lewini
b)
Sphyrnidae lewini
c)
Lewini sphyrna
d)
Lewini sphyrnidae
40.
Look at the chart on your paper: Based on their levels of classification, which 2 organisms have the most in common?
a)
African Lion & Polar Bear
b)
Diamondback Terrapin & Hammerhead Shark
c)
African Lion & Hammerhead Shark
d)
Polar Bear & Diamondback Terrapin
41.
Which of the following correctly states the scientific name of the Diamondback Turtle?
a)
Reptilia terrapin
b)
Terrapin Malaclemys
c)
Emydidae terrapin
d)
Malaclemys terrapin
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