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Classifying Living Things

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
______ is the act of grouping things by using a set of rules.
a)
genus
b)
kingdom
c)
species
d)
classification
2.
All living things belong to one of five groups called a ________.
a)
kingdom
b)
monerans
c)
fungi
d)
species
3.
Living things that have many cells and get food from other living things are ______.
a)
genus
b)
fungi
c)
protist
d)
classification
4.
Living things that have one cell witha nucleus are _______.
a)
genus
b)
protists
c)
kingdom
5.
Kingdom is the largest group in which to classify living things and _______ is the smallest.
a)
genus
b)
species
6.
_______ is the second smallest group to classify living things.
a)
species
b)
genus
7.
In the animal kingdom, there are 2 main groups. The group of animals that have a backbone are called _______
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
8.
Animals that have hair and milk their young are called ________. 
a)
monerans
b)
mollusks
c)
mammals
9.
_______ are animals that have dry, scaly skin.
a)
reptiles
b)
mammals
c)
arthropods
10.
_________ are animals that have moist skin with no scales.
a)
mammals
b)
amphibians
c)
arthropods
11.
Insects and spiderlike animals, who have no backbones, are called ______.
a)
arthropods
b)
mammals
c)
reptiles
12.
________ are the group with no backbone.
a)
invertebrates
b)
vertebrates
13.
________ are plants that have tubes in their roots, stems, and leaves.
a)
vascular plants
b)
nonvascular plants
14.
________ are plants that do not have tubes.
a)
nonvascular plants
b)
vascular plants
15.
All of the following are fungi EXCEPT - 
a)
mushrooms
b)
algae
c)
molds
d)
yeasts
16.

compares characteristics of unknown organisms to the characteristics of known organisms in order to identify the unknown

a)

observe

b)

dichotomous key

c)

classify

d)

group

17.

put things into groups according to properties or features

a)

kingdoms

b)

classify

c)

observe

d)

dichotomous key

18.

backbone

a)

femur

b)

bicep

c)

vertebrate

d)

invertebrate

19.

no backbone

a)

tricep

b)

femur

c)

vertebrate

d)

invertebrate

20.

correct order of classification

a)

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

b)

species, kingdom, phylum, class, genus

c)

Kingdom, class, genus, species

21.

the process in green plants and certain other organisms that uses energy from sunlight to make food from water and carbon dioxide

a)

photosynthesis

b)

respiration