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Classification

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of animal spends its entire life under water, has fins, and breathes using gills
a)
amphibian
b)
fish
c)
bird
d)
reptile
2.
How do scientists organize living things?
a)
by looks
b)
by shared characteristics
c)
by size
d)
by differences
3.
What type of animal has dry scaly skin and lays its eggs on land?
a)
fish
b)
amphibian
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
4.

Cold blooded animals

a)

Make their own heat

b)

Are affected by the temperature of their surroundings

c)

Have blue blood

d)

Are a type of plant

5.

Name the groups that we use to classify vertebrate animals

a)

Goats, Sharks, Amphibians, and Panda's

b)

Reptiles and Mammals

c)

Mammal, Fish, Reptile, Amphibian, and Bird

6.

Which group of animals are warm blooded?

a)

Birds and Mammals

b)

Reptiles and Amphibians

c)

Mammals and Fish

7.

A scientist discovers a new organism. It has scales and uses lungs to breathe air. How will they classify this organism?

a)

As an invertebrate

b)

As a reptile

c)

As an amphibian

d)

As a fish

8.
Invertebrates do not have backbone, but they could have an...
a)
Wings
b)
Shell
c)
Exoskeleton
d)
Mouth
9.
An invertebrate with an exoskeleton hard shell...
a)
Snail
b)
Insect
c)
Worm
d)
Jellyfish
10.
How are vertebrates and invertebrates alike?
a)
They fly
b)
They have backbones
c)
They don't have backbones
d)
They reproduce
11.
Invertebrates are animals without backbones. The sponge, the octopus, and snail are examples of invertebrates. Which of these organisms is not an invertebrate?
a)
slug
b)
earthworm
c)
butterfly
d)
snake
12.
A sand dollar is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. What organism is most like a sand dollar?
a)
shark
b)
lizard
c)
starfish
d)
ray
13.
The following are all correct definitions of how organisms are classified into groups by various characteristics except:
a)
animals that eat mostly meat are called carnivores
b)
animals that can control their body temperature are called warm blooded
c)
animals without backbones are called vertebrates
d)
animals that eat both over animals and plants are called omnivores
14.

COVID-19 comes from which type of organism?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Algae

c)

Virus

d)

Fungi

15.

Plants that have roots, stems and needle-like leaves are called

a)

Non-flowering plants

b)

Roses

c)

Algae

d)

Flowering plants