Free Printable CLASSIFICATION AND VARIATION

1.

To which vertebrate group does a turtle belong?

a)

A. fish

b)

B. mammal

c)

C. bird

d)

D. reptile

2.

To which vertebrate group does a salamander belong?

a)

A. reptile

b)

B. mammal

c)

C. fish

d)

D. amphibian

3.

To which vertebrate group does a penguin belong?

a)

A. mammal

b)

B. bird

c)

C. fish

d)

D. reptile

4.

Which of the following describes woodlice?

a)

A. invertebrate without jointed legs

b)

B. invertebrate with jointed legs

c)

C. warm blooded vertebrate

d)

D. cold blooded vertebrate

5.

Which of the following describes a trout?

a)

A. warm blooded vertebrate

b)

B. invertebrate with jointed legs

c)

C. invertebrate without jointed legs

d)

D. cold blooded vertebrate

6.

Which of the following describes an amphibian?

a)

A. cold blooded, lays eggs in water, spends first part of life in water and has gills, slimy skin, lives on land in adult life breathing with lungs

b)

B. warm blooded, lays eggs on land, covered in feathers

c)

C. cold blooded, lives in water, has gills and paired fins

d)

D,. cold blooded, dry scaly waterproof skin, lays eggs on land

7.

Living organisms can be divided into two main groups, __(1)__ and animals. Animals can be divided into two main sub-groups. Animals without backbones are called __(2)__ and those with backbones are called __(3)__. The vertebrates can be further classified into groups called __(4)__, whose bodies exist at the temperature of their surroundings, and __(5)__, who must maintain a particular body temperature.

Which missing word(s) matches space __(3)__?

a)

A. plants

b)

B. vertebrates

c)

C. warm blooded

d)

D. invertebrates

8.

Which of the following describes a spider?

a)

A. warm blooded vertebrate

b)

B. invertebrate with jointed legs

c)

C. cold blooded vertebrate

d)

D. invertebrate without jointed legs

9.

Which of the following describes an octopus

a)

A. invertebrate without jointed legs

b)

B. invertebrate with jointed legs

c)

C. cold blooded vertebrate

d)

D. warm blooded vertebrate

10.

Your physical features and activities are the result of several factors. You can genetically inherit characteristics from your parents genes or they can be due to your 'environment' e.g. 'habitat' and 'life style'. Which of the following factors applies to your body weight

a)

A. nothing to do with genetic or environmental factors

b)

B. only what is genetically inherited from your parents genes

c)

C. a combination of genetic and environmental factors

d)

D. only environmental factors

11.

From our parents __(1)__ many of our characteristics are __(2)__. Although individuals are __(3)__ their parents, they are not __(4)__. Offspring from the same parents always show some __(5)__.

Which word is missing from __(2)__?

a)

A. variation

b)

B. genes

c)

C. inherited

d)

like

12.

To which vertebrate group does a mouse belong?

a)

A.mammals

b)

B. fish

c)

C. reptiles

d)

D. amphibians

13.

Your physical features and activities are the result of several factors. You can genetically inherit characteristics from your parents genes or they can be due to your 'environment' e.g. 'habitat' and 'life style'. Which of the following factors applies to your chance of throwing a six on a dice?

a)

A. nothing to do with genetic or environmental factors

b)

B. only environmental factors

c)

C. only what is genetically inherited from your parents genes

d)

D. a combination of genetic and environmental factors

14.

Your physical features and activities are the result of several factors. You can genetically inherit characteristics from your parents genes or they can be due to your 'environment' e.g. 'habitat' and 'life style'. Which of the following factors applies to your eye colour?

a)

A. nothing to do with genetic or environmental factors

b)

B. a combination of genetic and environmental factors

c)

C. only what is genetically inherited from your parents genes

d)

D. only environmental factors

15.

Which of the following describes a snail?

a)

A. cold blooded vertebrate

b)

B. warm blooded vertebrate

c)

C. invertebrate without jointed legs

d)

D. invertebrate with jointed legs

16.

Which of the following describes a fish

a)

A. warm blooded, lays eggs on land, covered in feathers

b)

B. cold blooded, lives in water, has gills and paired fins

c)

C. cold blooded, lays eggs in water, spends first part of life in water and has gills, slimy skin, lives on land in adult life breathing with lungs

d)

D. warm blooded, body covered in hair, gives birth to live young which are fed on milk from special glands

17.

Which of the following describes a crocodile?

a)

A. invertebrate with jointed legs

b)

B. cold blooded vertebrate

c)

C. invertebrate without jointed legs

d)

D. warm blooded vertebrate

18.

To which vertebrate group does a frog belong?

a)

A. bird

b)

B. reptile

c)

C. mammal

d)

D. amphibian

19.

Your physical features and activities are the result of several factors. You can genetically inherit characteristics from your parents genes or they can be due to your 'environment' e.g. 'habitat' and 'life style'. Which of the following factors applies to your finger nail length?

a)

A. nothing to do with genetic or environmental factors

b)

B. only what is genetically inherited from your parents genes

c)

C. a combination of genetic and environmental factors

d)

D. only environmental factors

20.

To which vertebrate group does a cow belong?

a)

A. bird

b)

B. amphibian

c)

C. reptile

d)

D. mammal

CLASSIFICATION AND VARIATION

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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