WorksheetsClassification of Plants and Animals
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following characteristics is used when determining whether to place an animal in the vertebrate group or the invertebrate group?
ability to walk on two legs
presence of a spinal cord
method of respiration
flow of blood through body
What questions can be used to sort fish, such as a bass, from amphibians, such as a frog?
Does the organism use gills to breathe?
Does the organism eat insects?
Is the organism able to move around?
Does the organism lay eggs?
Which of the following questions could you ask to distinguish a mammal, such as a spider monkey, from a reptile, such as a crocodile?
Does the animal have four limbs?
Does the animal lay eggs?
Does the animal consume food for energy?
Does the animal have a backbone?
True or False
A fish is warm-blooded.
A reptile is cold-blooded.
True
False
Which of the following is a characteristic of mammals?
they do not have backbones
they give birth to live young
their body temperature changes depending on their surroundings
they are single-celled organisms
Animals that usually have the same body temperature, regardless of their surroundings are called:
terrestrial
aquatic
warm-blooded
cold-blooded
Several scientists observe a never before seen animal that is cold-blooded, lays eggs and has scaly skin. This animal is probably a(n):
invertebrate.
bird.
mammal.
reptile.
A horse, cat, and elephant are grouped together because they share all of the following characteristics except:
being warm-blooded.
have scales.
having live babies.
feeding their babies with mother’s milk.
Amphibians show all of the following characteristics except:
being cold-blooded.
having scales.
laying eggs.
living on both land and in water.
How is a fish different from a jellyfish?
A fish has a backbone.
A fish is in the animal kingdom.
A fish can reproduce.
A fish lives in water.
A platypus is a vertebrate that has hair, lays eggs, and feeds milk to its young. How would you classify this vertebrate?
amphibian
bird
mammal
reptile
One important way scientists classify plants is by how they receive water. Which sentence below is not true about how vascular plants receive water?
Vascular plants receive water through plant cells.
Vascular plants receive water through tubes.
Vascular plants can receive water through their roots, stems, and leaves.
Vascular plants receive water and nutrients through tubes in the roots.
Which of the following is a way to classify plants based on reproduction?
Seed producers and non-seed producers
Large and small
Rooted and non-rooted
Green or brown
What is the purpose of the seeds in plants?
to feed plants
to reproduce
to drink water
to look nice
What does the word classify mean?
to name an object
to study a nonliving organism
to group by using a set of rules
to find differences between plants and animals
Animals with backbones are called:
invertebrates
insects
vertebrates
arthropods
Which animals are not vertebrates?
reptiles
mammals
amphibians
insects
The largest group to classify living things is a:
family
kingdom
species
class
A vascular plant that produces seeds and cones is a(n):
angiosperm
gymnosperm
moss
fern
Which of these plants is nonvascular?
rose
moss
redwood tree
fern bush
A flower-bearing plant whose seeds are surrounded by fruit is a(n):
invertebrate
nonvascular
angiosperm
gymnosperm
Which is not a characteristic of animals?
They are made up of many cells.
They eat to survive.
Their cells have nuclei.
They make their own food.
Ferns do not have seeds. They reproduce with
root
spores
flowers
cones
Which of these is not a plant?
evergreen
flower
wheat
mushroom
Which plant below would scientist group with watermelon plants?
fern
rose
pine tree
apple tree
WHICH ONE IS A GYMNOSPERM?
