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Classification of Plants and Animals

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Scientists classify animals into two major groups. What are they?
a)
Mammals and Birds
b)
Vascular and Nonvascular
c)
Vertebrates and Invertebrates
d)
Single Cellular and Multicellular
2.
 Which class of animals has the following list of characteristics? Cold Blooded, Lays Eggs, Bodies are covered with dry scales
a)
Birds
b)
Amphibians
c)
Reptiles
Reptiles
d)
Fish
3.
___________________ are plants that produce flowers.
a)
Non-Vascular
b)
Invertebrates
c)
Gymnosperms
d)
Angiosperms
4.
1)  What is the difference between a reptile and an amphibian? 1) a)  An amphibian has a back bone and reptiles do not. b)  An amphibian has adaptations for life on land and water and reptiles do not. c)  A reptile has a back bone and amphibians do not. d)  A reptile has adaptations for life on land and water and amphibians do not.
a)
Amphibians have a backbone and reptiles don't.
b)
Reptiles have a backbone and amphibians
c)
Amphibians live in water when young, and on land when older; while reptiles live on land.
d)
Reptiles live in water when young, and on land when older; while amphibians live on land. 
5.
Why do scientists classify organisms?
a)
Helps them identify new species.
b)
So that they are easier to study.
c)
A and B
d)
None of the above.
6.
Both gymnosperms and angiosperms ...
a)
have flowers
b)
do not have seeds
c)
are vascular 
d)
are non-vascular
7.
How many classes of vertebrates are there?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
8.
What type of plants can grow tall?
a)
vascular
b)
nonvascular
c)
flowering
d)
angiosperms
9.
What type of plant CANNOT grow tall?
a)
daisies
b)
roses
c)
vascular
d)
nonvascular
10.
Vascular plants have tubes that carry ____________ and ____________ to the rest of the plant.  
a)
water and nutrients
b)
blood and water
c)
blood and nutrients
d)
chlorophyll and water
11.
What is the difference between an animal and a plant?
a)
Animals make their own food and plants do not.
b)
Plants make their own food and animals do not.
c)
Animals reproduce and plants do not.
d)
Plants reproduce and animals do not. 
12.
Mammals are covered with .....  
a)
Sand
b)
Hair
c)
Water
d)
Air
13.
What do mammals breath with?
a)
Gills
b)
Lungs
c)
Skin
d)
Warm blood
14.
Where do most mammals live?
a)
Sea
b)
Land
c)
Sky
d)
Underground
15.
What does metamorphosis mean?
a)
Study of animals
b)
More of phosis
c)
Change in weather
d)
Change in form
16.
What are cold-blooded animals? 
a)
Animals that get heat from what they eat.
b)
Animals that get heat from their surrounding.
c)
Animals that eat a lot of ice. 
d)
Animals that live on the land.
17.
Animals that begin their life in water and live the rest of their life in land are called _____________________.
a)
Mammals
b)
Amphibians
c)
Reptiles
d)
Birds
18.
People belong to what CLASS of animals?
a)
Humans
b)
Mammals
c)
Birds
d)
Amphibians
19.
Comparing or organizing things into groups is called ______________. 
a)
Individualizing
b)
Classifying
c)
Coming together
d)
Metamorphosis
20.
Which of the following animals are invertebrates? 
a)
Tiger
b)
Humans
c)
Snails
d)
Fish
21.

Check all that apply. Grass is an example of...

a)

vascular

b)

non-vascular

c)

angiosperm

d)

seed producer

22.

Check all that apply. Flowers such as roses are examples of...

a)

vascular

b)

non-vascular

c)

non-seed producing

d)

seed producing

23.

Check all that apply. Fruit and vegetable trees are examples of...

a)

gymnosperms

b)

angiosperms

c)

vascular

d)

non-vascular

24.

Check all that apply. Pine trees, christmas trees, conifers and cedar trees are all examples of...

a)

vascular

b)

non-vascular

c)

gymnosperms

d)

angiosperms

25.

Mosses are examples of...

a)

vascular

b)

non-vascular

c)

gymnosperms

d)

angiosperms

26.

Check all that apply. A plant that has tubes and produces flowers or fruit is ...

a)

gymnosperm

b)

angiosperm

c)

vascular

d)

non-seed producing

27.

Plants that produce cones and NOT flowers or fruits are...

a)

gymnosperms

b)

angiosperms

c)

non-vascular

d)

grasses

28.

Almost all animals fall into one of two groups. These group are...

a)

mammals and amphibians

b)

vertebrates and plants

c)

vertebrates and invertebrates

d)

single cell and multicell

29.

Which class of animals is cold blooded, lays eggs and has dry scales

a)

reptiles

b)

amphibians

c)

fish

d)

mammals

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