WorksheetsClassification, Kingdoms, Vertebrates Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A scientific name consists of
a)
Genus and Order
b)
Genus and Domain
c)
Genus and species
d)
Kingdon and Phylum
2.
The most general in the order of classification is?
a)
Kingdom
b)
Phylum
c)
Class
d)
Order
3.
The most specific of the classifications is?
a)
class
b)
order
c)
genus
d)
species
4.
A heterotroph means?
a)
feeds itself
b)
feeds on other organisms
c)
2 word name
d)
8 legged
5.
The scientific name of Humans is?
a)
Homo Sapiens
b)
Homo Habilus
c)
Canis Latrans
6.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, _______
a)
Family
b)
Order
c)
Genus
d)
Species
7.
A tool used by a taxonomist to identify an unknown organism is known as a __________.
a)
dichotomous key
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
scientific name
d)
binomial key
8.
The science of classifying and naming organisms is ______________.
a)
evolution
b)
taxonomy
c)
grouping
d)
scientific names
9.
The 7 levels of classification, from most broad to most specific are ...
a)
Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
10.
Which 2 organisms would be able to reproduce and produce fertile offspring?
a)
2 organisms in the same class
b)
2 organisms in the same family
c)
2 organisms in the same genus
d)
2 organisms in the same species
11.
Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:
a)
dichotmous key
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
2 scientific names
d)
binomial key
12.
What field of study names living things?
a)
Taxonomy
b)
Taxidermy
c)
Taxi Driving
d)
Namology
13.
Animals need to eat other organisms for food this classifies them as:
a)
Heterotroph
b)
Autotroph
c)
Eukaryotic
d)
Prokaryotic
14.
Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
15.
What is the difference between unicellular and multicellular?
a)
They are the same
b)
One has a nucleus and one doesn't
c)
Unicellular has one cell and multicellular has many
d)
One is bacteria and the is archaebacteria
16.
This kingdom includes complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green, have cell walls, and make sugar by photosynthesis
a)
fungi
b)
bacteria
c)
plantae
d)
archaea
17.
How many kingdoms are there?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
6
d)
8
18.
This group has feathers/
a)
fish
b)
reptile
c)
bird
d)
mammal
19.
This group has hair or fur.
a)
reptile
reptile
reptile
b)
amphibian
c)
bird
d)
mammal
20.
This groups starts as jelly-like eggs in water, but moves to land as they develop lungs.
a)
fish
b)
amphibians
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
21.
This group does not lay eggs (except a few weird ones).
a)
reptile
b)
fish
c)
bird
d)
mammal
22.
This group has bodies covered with scales, breathes with lungs, and lives on land (mostly)
a)
reptile
b)
mammal
c)
bird
d)
fish
23.
This group breathes with gills all its life and has paired fins.
a)
reptile
b)
fish
c)
bird
d)
amphibians
24.
This group feeds milk to its young.
a)
birds
b)
mammals
c)
fish
d)
reptile
25.
Lizards and snakes are in this group.
a)
fish
b)
reptile
c)
amphibians
d)
bird
26.
This group is warm blooded and lays eggs with hard shells.
a)
fish
b)
reptile
c)
amphibian
d)
bird
27.
Many animals in this group go through metamorphosis (bodies change as they get older).
a)
fish
b)
reptile
c)
amphibian
d)
mamma;
28.
Owls, robins, and penguins are in this group.
a)
bird
b)
mammal
c)
reptile
d)
fish
29.
An animal that keeps a constant (steady) body temperature is
a)
endothermic.
b)
ectothermic.
c)
cold blooded
30.
To be a vertebrate, a chordate also needs to have a/an
a)
backbone (spine)
b)
tail
c)
mammal
d)
amniotic egg
31.
What organ serves as the main control center for the body?
a)
sensory nerves
b)
spinal cord
c)
brain
d)
motor nerves
32.
____ is a flexible and strong tissue.
a)
small intestine
b)
large intestine
c)
cartilage
d)
lunch or gill
33.
I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs. What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibian
d)
Reptile
34.
My body is cold, am covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs. What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Mammal
c)
Reptile
d)
Amphibian
35.
Which vertebrate groups are warm blooded (have a constant body temperature)
a)
only mammals and birds
b)
mammals, birds and reptiles
c)
only mammals
d)
all vertebrates are warm blooded
36.
hairy warm blooded animals that feed their babies milk
a)
mammals
b)
marsupials
c)
monotremes
d)
macropods
37.
cold blooded vertebrate animals with scaley skins
a)
amphibians
b)
reptiles
c)
birds
d)
fish
38.
animals with a backbone
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
39.
animals without backbones
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
c)
unicellular
d)
multicellular
40.
vertebrate animals with moist skins that must return to the water to reproduce
a)
amphibians
b)
reptiles
c)
birds
d)
fish
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