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WorksheetsClassifying Organisms/Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 5hrs 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A group of science students were asked to draw pictures of animals they observed on a field trip to a zoo.
In which group would all these animals be classified?
In which group would all these animals be classified?
a)
fish because they all need water
b)
mammals because they all have legs
c)
amphibia because they all have scales
d)
vertebrates because they all have backbones
2.
Mrs. Neal asked her students to draw pictures of invertebrates. Which students correctly identified invertebrates?
a)
Students A and C because both organisms live in water
b)
Students B and D because both organisms live on land
c)
Students B and C because both organisms lack backbones
d)
Students A and D, because both organisms have backbones
3.
A biologist made a table to show the characteristics of six organisms. She wanted to classify the organisms into two groups. Which characteristic should be used to classify the organisms as vertebrates or invertebrates?
a)
habitat
b)
food source
c)
internal structure
d)
presence of scales
4.
A teacher showed her students a picture of a tree that dos not lose all its leaves every year.
How should the tree be classified?
How should the tree be classified?
a)
flowering
b)
fruit bearing
c)
non-flowering
d)
non-seed bearing
5.
Organisms with a body covering of feathers are classified as:
a)
birds
b)
fish
c)
insects
d)
animals
6.
Several scientists observe an animal with hair and wings. This animal is a:
a)
bat
b)
bird
c)
butterfly
d)
flying squirrel
7.
All vertebrate animals have:
a)
scales
b)
warm blood
c)
backbones
d)
hair
8.
Which animals are cold-blooded, live part of their lives in water and part on land, and go through metamorphosis?
a)
reptiles
b)
amphibians
c)
birds
d)
mammals
9.
Vertebrate animals that are distinguished by live birth, and the production of maternal milk are:
a)
mammals
b)
birds
c)
amphibians
d)
reptiles
10.
Which is a characteristic of reptiles?
a)
they have slimy skin
b)
they use lungs to breathe
c)
they are invertebrates
d)
they maintain a constant body temperature
11.
Which class of vertebrate lays eggs, has teeth, and is cold-blooded?
a)
fish
b)
bird
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
12.
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals all belong to which group?
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
c)
classification
d)
vertebrate and invertebrate
13.
Insects, arachnids, worms, and mollusks all belong to which group?
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
c)
vascular
d)
nonvascular
14.
Redwood trees can grow to be very tall. They can grow so tall because they are:
a)
vascular
b)
deciduous
decideuous
decideuous
c)
nonvascular
d)
flowering
15.
How is a fish different from a jellyfish?
a)
A fish has a backbone.
b)
A fish is in the animal kingdom.
c)
A fish can reproduce.
d)
A fish lives in the water.
16.
Scientists discovered an animal that has gills when it is young and lungs when it is mature. In which group will this animal most likely be classified?
a)
amphibian
b)
bird
c)
fish
d)
mammal
17.
Which is a characteristic of vascular plants but NOT nonvascular plants?
a)
have cell walls
b)
have chloroplasts
c)
can thrive in dry areas
d)
can make their own food
18.
Plants are classified by whether they are :
a)
vertebrates/ invertebrates
b)
uni-cellular/multi-cellular
uni-cellular/multi-cellular
c)
vascular/non-vascular
d)
warm-blooded/cold-blooded
19.
What does the word classify mean?
a)
To name an object
b)
To study a nonliving organism
c)
To group by using a set of rules
d)
To find differences between plants and animals
20.
Which animals are NOT vertebrates?
a)
reptiles
b)
mammals
c)
amphibians
d)
insects
21.
Which group has the greatest number of animal species?
a)
Invertebrates
b)
Mammals
c)
Protists
d)
Vertebrates
22.
Vertebrates are sorted into five groups:
a)
Mollusks, annelids, arthropods, echinoderms, insects
b)
Fish, animal, reptile, mammal, bird
c)
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus
d)
Animal, plant, protest, bacteria, fungus
23.
The largest group of invertebrates are:
a)
mollusks
b)
arthropods
c)
echinoderms
d)
annelids
24.
_____________ plants do not have true roots but absorb water and nutrients from their surroundings.
a)
vascular
b)
nonvascular
c)
conifer
d)
angiosperm
25.
Non-flowering plants that keep their seeds visible, usually in a cone are called?
a)
vasuclar
b)
non-vascular
c)
gymnosperm
d)
angiosperm
26.
Flowering plants that protect their seeds by enclosing them in a structure such as a fruit are called:
a)
vascular
b)
non-vascular
c)
angiosperm
d)
gymnosperm
27.
Which is the best way to reasonably predict what a puppy will look like?
a)
Look at both parents of the puppy.
b)
Look at the parents of the puppy's mother.
c)
Look at the mother's older puppies from a previous litter.
d)
Look at dogs that are the same breed as the puppy's father.
28.
Which of these is not an instinctive behavior?
a)
a bird building a nest
b)
a turtle burying its eggs
c)
a bear hibernating in winter
d)
a horse pulling a plow
29.
Which of these are characteristics of inherited traits?
a)
the ability to speak in front of a crowd
b)
having green eyes and brown hair
c)
mastering multiplication tables
d)
becoming an outgoing person
30.
Which of these is a correct definition for a gene?
a)
a single cell organism
b)
something you wear on your legs
c)
non-hereditary traits such as learned behaviors
d)
a hereditary unit consisting of a sequence of DNA
31.
Smelts are fish that lay their eggs in the sand on beaches. When the eggs hatch, the babies know to go to the water. This is an example of:
a)
instinct
b)
learned behavior
c)
hibernation
d)
camouflage
32.
Which of the following is most likely inherited by flowering plants?
a)
leaning on a pole
b)
the ability to produce seeds
c)
forming different shapes when trimmed
33.
Which of the following describes a learned behavior in a dog?
a)
eating meat
b)
running fast
c)
digging holes
d)
guiding sheep
34.
A person who breeds animals keeps careful records of the fur color of parents and offspring from each generations. The fur color is a trait transferred from generation to generation. What are the structures that carry the information for these traits?
a)
the skin
b)
the genes
c)
the nerves
d)
the cytoplasm
35.
A frog moves to a nearby pond because its own pond is drying up. What changed for the frog to cause it to move?
a)
its chromosomes
b)
its environment
c)
its inherited traits
d)
its instincts
36.
Adam can roll his tongue. His younger brother Lee cannot. Which statement explains why?
a)
Adam can do it because he is older.
b)
Adam has a dominant factor for tongue-rolling.
c)
Lee can't because he hasn't practiced enough yet.
d)
Lee has a dominant and recessive factor for tongue-rolling.
37.
An inherited trait that appears only if an organism has two genes for that trait, such as blue eyes is a:
a)
dominant trait
b)
recessive trait
c)
acquired trait
d)
physical trait
38.
Heredity, is the passing down of _______ traits from parents to offspring.
a)
dominant
b)
recessive
c)
inherited
d)
acquired
39.
A dog learning to fetch and lay down, or a cat learning to come when you yell "HERE KITTY!" is developed over an organism's lifetime and called an:
a)
acquired trait
b)
inherited trait
c)
physical trait
40.
Traits are affected by how an organism interacts with :
a)
it's parents
b)
it's siblings
c)
it's environment
d)
it's food
41.
Acquired behavioral traits such as learning to ride a bike, or birds learning to fly are called:
a)
instincts
b)
learned behaviors
42.
Which of these is an inherited trait?
a)
throwing a ball
b)
getting wrinkles
c)
having blue eyes
d)
playing the piano
43.
A girl observed her younger brother and listed the behaviors she saw. Which of these was a learned behavior?
a)
blinking
b)
reading
c)
sleeping
d)
swallowing
44.
Gregor Mendel was a scientist who lived in the 1800s. He studied inherited traits in pea plants. Which of these could have been one of the observations about inherited traits that he recorded?
a)
The plants with purple flowers grew in the shade.
b)
The plants with yellow pods received more water.
c)
The plants with shriveled pods were growing in sandy soil.
d)
The plants with green seeds came from parents with green seeds.
45.
Sickle cell anemia is a disease caused by the presence of a trait that changes the shape of the red blood cells.
What information would BEST help a researcher understand if this is an inherited trait?
What information would BEST help a researcher understand if this is an inherited trait?
a)
the age of the parents of a child with sickle cell anemia
b)
the genes of the parents of a child with sick cell anemia
c)
the health of the parents of a child with sickle cell anemia
d)
the heights of the parents of a child with sickle cell anemia
46.
A student grouped his classmates based on certain characteristics. The table shows the characteristic used to describe each group.
Which two groups are described by an inherited characteristic?
Which two groups are described by an inherited characteristic?
a)
Group 1 and Group 2
b)
Group 1 and Group 4
c)
Group 2 and Group 3
d)
Group 3 and Group 4
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