WorksheetsAnimal Classification 1 M
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Animals that have no backbone are called ______________.
a)
Invertebrates
b)
Vertebrates
c)
Exoskeleton
2.
Which organisms belong in the same kingdom as a wolf?
a)
Mushrooms and lichens
b)
Dandelion and daisy
c)
lady bug and octopus
3.
Why do scientists classify living things?
a)
to help keep information about organisms
b)
to make it easy to find information about an unknown species
c)
to communicate clearly with other scientists about organisms
d)
all of the above
4.
What would help you determine if an organism is in kingdom Animalia?
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Unicellular
c)
Heterotroph
5.
A goldfish's scientific name is Carassius auratus. What would a scientist in Germany call a goldfish?
a)
Goldfisch
b)
Carassius auratus
c)
Schnell fishy
6.
True or False: most animals are invertebrates.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Humans belong to the Class ____ because we are warm-blooded, have hair, and give birth to live young.
a)
Mammalia
b)
Reptilia
c)
Amphibia
8.
The study of how scientists classify organisms is called_____.
a)
Classification
b)
Taxonomy
c)
Kingdom
9.
Organisms are placed into this classification based on the number of cells in their body and their ability to move and eat
a)
Kingdom
b)
Class
c)
Order
10.
The first major division for a kingdom (comes after kingdom)
a)
Phylum
b)
Class
c)
Genus
11.
The first word of an organism's scientific name.
a)
Class
b)
Genus
c)
Species
12.
This is the second word of an organism's scientific name.
a)
Order
b)
Genus
c)
Species
13.
Genus and species of this wolf
a)
Felis lupus
b)
Canis lupus
c)
Animalia
14.
Species is always
a)
Capitalized
b)
lower case
15.
Broadest level of animal classification? 1 million species!
a)
Phylum
b)
Kingdom
c)
Species
16.
The species name for dogs
a)
Canis
b)
Canis lupus familiaris
c)
Canidae
17.
Which of the following is an mammal family?
a)
Mammalia
b)
porosis
c)
Cervidae
18.
Which of the following is a mammal order?
a)
Carnivora
b)
Felidae
c)
Mammalia
19.
The Komodo dragon is a species within the genus
a)
Varanus
b)
komododinsus
20.
The fennec fox is in the class
a)
Mammalia
b)
Canidae
c)
Carnivora
21.
This order has carnassial teeth.
a)
Insectivora
b)
Chirpotera
c)
Carnivora
22.
The American opossum is in the order
a)
Carnivora
b)
Marsupuilia
c)
Cetecea
23.
The Nile crocodile is in the order carnivora.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
This is the coolest teacher :)
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The fennec fox is in the class
a)
Mammalia
b)
Canidae
26.
This skull belongs to order
a)
Primates
b)
Carnivora
c)
Reptila
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