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Classifying Living Things

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does classification mean?

a)

Grouping similar organisms together

b)

Observing living organisms under a microscope

c)

Randomly grouping living organisms in order to investigate their characteristic

d)

Creating a classroom display of the results of an investigation

2.

What uses a series of questions in order to identify unknown plants or animals?

a)

Classification index

b)

Bar chart

c)

Comparison table

d)

Classification key

3.

If you were creating a classification key for sea animals, which question would separate dolphins from sharks?

a)

Does the animal have eyes?

b)

Is the animal a vertebrate?

c)

Does the animal breathe through gills?

d)

Is the animal a carnivore?

4.

Vertebrates are divided into five classes (groups). Which one of the following is not a class of vertebrates?

a)

Mammals

b)

Marsupials

c)

Reptiles

d)

Amphibians

5.

If you were creating a classification key for a group of animals found on an island, which question would NOT separate turtles and birds?

a)

Does the animal have feathers?

b)

Does the animal lay eggs?

c)

Does the animal have a shell?

d)

Is the animal warm-blooded?

6.

Which of the following is NOT an invertebrate?

a)

A spider

b)

A millipede

c)

An octopus

d)

A snake

7.

The plant kingdom is divided into two important groups. What are they?

a)

Grasses and trees

b)

Green plants and non-green plants

c)

Flowering and non-flowering plants

d)

Coniferous and deciduous plants

8.

Which class of animals is warm-blooded?

a)

Birds

b)

Amphibians

c)

Reptiles

d)

Fish

9.

What is an invertebrate?

a)

An animal with wings

b)

An animal with six legs

c)

An animal without a spine

d)

An animal which lays eggs

10.

If you were creating a classification key for invertebrates, which question would distinguish between a spider and an ant?

a)

Does the animal have an exoskeleton?

b)

Does the animal have wings?

c)

Does the animal have six legs?

d)

Does the animal have live young?