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Classification

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of classification?

a)

the act of grouping things by a set of rules

b)

the act of grouping things using no rules

c)

the act of ungrouping things by a set of rules

d)

the act of ungrouping things using no rules

2.

What is the purpose of classification?

a)

to help share ideas and information about organisms

b)

just for fun

c)

to help share competing information

d)

none of the above

3.

What is the largest level of taxonomic classification?

a)

Domain

b)

Kingdom

c)

Genus

d)

Species

4.

What are the two smallest levels of taxonomic classification? (select all that apply)

a)

Domain

b)

Kingdom

c)

Genus

d)

Species

5.

What are the three domains of life (select all that apply).

a)

Bacteria

b)

Eventuata

c)

Eukarya

d)

Archaea

e)

Hukara

6.

What is a vertebrate?

a)

An animal with a backbone

b)

A bacteria with a backbone

c)

An animal without a backbone

d)

Any organism

7.

Mammals:

a)

Have hair, produce milk

b)

have dry, scaly skin and are cold blooded

c)

have moist skin and no scales

d)

have feathers, beaks, and lightweight skeletons

8.

Amphibians:

a)

Have hair, produce milk

b)

have dry, scaly skin and are cold blooded

c)

have moist skin and no scales

d)

have feathers, beaks, and lightweight skeletons

9.

Examples of mammals:

a)

Cats, dogs

b)

Lizards, snakes, turtles

c)

Frogs, toads, newts

d)

pigeons, hummingbirds, owls

10.

Examples of reptiles:

a)

Cats, dogs

b)

Lizards, snakes, turtles

c)

Frogs, toads, newts

d)

pigeons, hummingbirds, owls

11.

Examples of amphibians:

a)

Cats, dogs

b)

Lizards, snakes, turtles

c)

Frogs, toads, newts

d)

pigeons, hummingbirds, owls

12.

Fish:

a)

live their entire lives in water, most have hard scales, gills

b)

have dry, scaly skin and are cold blooded

c)

have moist skin and no scales

d)

have feathers, beaks, and lightweight skeletons

13.

Examples of fish:

a)

Cats, dogs

b)

Eel, shark, bass, tuna

c)

Frogs, toads, newts

d)

pigeons, hummingbirds, owls

14.

Sponges:

a)

filter feed, cannot move for most of life

b)

tube feet, have a water vascular system instead of blood!

c)

settle down, filter feed, settle in groups

d)

use ocean currents to move, sting prey with tentacles

15.

Starfish and Urchins:

a)

filter feed, cannot move for most of life

b)

tube feet, have a water vascular system instead of blood!

c)

settle down, filter feed, settle in groups

d)

use ocean currents to move, sting prey with tentacles

16.

Anemone and Coral:

a)

filter feed, cannot move for most of life

b)

tube feet, have a water vascular system instead of blood!

c)

settle down, filter feed, settle in groups

d)

use ocean currents to move, sting prey with tentacles

17.

Jellyfish:

a)

filter feed, cannot move for most of life

b)

tube feet, have a water vascular system instead of blood!

c)

settle down, filter feed, settle in groups

d)

use ocean currents to move, sting prey with tentacles

18.

Sponges:

a)

Porifera

b)

ctenophora

c)

cnidarian

d)

echinordermata

19.

Jellyfish:

a)

Porifera

b)

ctenophora

c)

cnidarian

d)

echinordermata

20.

starfish and urchins:

a)

Porifera

b)

ctenophora

c)

cnidarian

d)

echinordermata

21.

Anemone and Coral:

a)

Porifera

b)

ctenophora

c)

cnidarian

d)

echinordermata

22.

Snails and Slugs:

a)

cephalopods

b)

gastropods

c)

bivales

d)

echinodermata

23.

Squid and Octopi:

a)

cephalopods

b)

gastropods

c)

bivales

d)

echinordermata

24.

Clams and Mussels:

a)

cephalopods

b)

gastropods

c)

bivales

d)

echinordermata

25.

Nonvascular plants get water from....

a)

Their surroundings

b)

The ground

c)

Xylem

d)

Phloem

26.

Arthropods....

a)

have a fused head and body skeleton

b)

largest group of arthropods

c)

eight legs, complex eyes

d)

characterized by external skeleton

27.

Insects....

a)

have a fused head and body skeleton

b)

largest group of arthropods

c)

eight legs, complex eyes

d)

characterized by external skeleton

28.

Crustaceans....

a)

have a fused head and body skeleton

b)

largest group of arthropods

c)

eight legs, complex eyes

d)

characterized by external skeleton

29.

Spiders/scorpions....

a)

have a fused head and body skeleton

b)

largest group of arthropods

c)

eight legs, complex eyes

d)

characterized by external skeleton

30.

The two different groups of plants are....

a)

vascular and nonvascular

b)

gymnosperms and angiosperms

c)

Xylem and Phloem

d)

Heartwood and Hardwood

31.

Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Domain

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

32.

Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Kingdom

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

33.

Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Phylum

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

34.

Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Class

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

35.

Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Order

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

36.

Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Family

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

37.

Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Genus

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

38.

Choose the numbered order for the taxonomic classification: Species

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8