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WorksheetsClassifying Living Things
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does classification mean?
Grouping similar organisms together
Observing living organisms under a microscope
Randomly grouping living organisms in order to investigate their characteristic
Creating a classroom display of the results of an investigation
What uses a series of questions in order to identify unknown plants or animals?
Classification index
Bar chart
Comparison table
Classification key
If you were creating a classification key for sea animals, which question would separate dolphins from sharks?
Does the animal have eyes?
Is the animal a vertebrate?
Does the animal breathe through gills?
Is the animal a carnivore?
Vertebrates are divided into five classes (groups). Which one of the following is not a class of vertebrates?
Mammals
Marsupials
Reptiles
Amphibians
If you were creating a classification key for a group of animals found on an island, which question would NOT separate turtles and birds?
Does the animal have feathers?
Does the animal lay eggs?
Does the animal have a shell?
Is the animal warm-blooded?
Which of the following is NOT an invertebrate?
A spider
A millipede
An octopus
A snake
The plant kingdom is divided into two important groups. What are they?
Grasses and trees
Green plants and non-green plants
Flowering and non-flowering plants
Coniferous and deciduous plants
Which class of animals is warm-blooded?
Birds
Amphibians
Reptiles
Fish
What is an invertebrate?
An animal with wings
An animal with six legs
An animal without a spine
An animal which lays eggs
If you were creating a classification key for invertebrates, which question would distinguish between a spider and an ant?
Does the animal have an exoskeleton?
Does the animal have wings?
Does the animal have six legs?
Does the animal have live young?
