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Plant and Animal Classification (LOOK AT THE IMAGE)

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main groups of vertebrates are

a)

mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish

b)

Mammals, birds, amphibians

c)

mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians

d)

mammals, reptiles and amphibians

2.
Which vertebrate groups are warm blooded (have a constant body temperature)
a)
only mammals and birds
b)
mammals, birds and reptiles
c)
only mammals
d)
all vertebrates are warm blooded
3.

Which vertebrate groups lay eggs

a)

Birds and fish only

b)

Birds and amphibians only

c)

Birds only

d)

Birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish

4.
Which vertebrate groups have skin with scales?
a)
Only fish
b)
Only reptiles
c)
Both fish and reptiles
d)
Fish, reptiles and amphibians
5.
Is the picture a vertebrate or invertebrate?
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
6.

Which of the following is an example of an invertebrate?

a)

Foxes

b)

Birds

c)

Lobsters

d)

Fish

7.

I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs. What am I?

a)

Mammal

b)

Fish

c)

Amphibian

d)

Reptile

8.

My body is warm and covered in feathers. What am I?

a)

Reptile

b)

Amphibian

c)

Mammal

d)

Bird

9.

What are vertebrates?

a)

Animals with a backbone

b)

Animals without a backbone

10.

I have dry and rough skin, lay eggs, breathe with lungs, and am cold-blooded. What am I?

a)

Fish

b)

Mammals

c)

Amphibians

d)

Reptiles

11.
Which of the following is the MOST important reason that scientists classify living things?
a)
It allows scientists to count groups of organisms quickly.
b)
It makes it easier for scientists to capture organisms in the wild.
c)
It helps scientists see how organisms are alike or different.
d)
It shows scientists why organisms act the way they do.
12.

Which of the following characteristics is used when determining whether to place an animal in the vertebrate group or the invertebrate group?

a)

Ability to walk on two legs

b)

Presence of a spine or spinal cord

c)

Method of breathing (lungs or gills)

d)

Flow of blood through the body

13.

What questions can be used to sort fish, such as a bass, from amphibians, such as an adult frog?

a)

Does the organism use gills to breathe?

b)

Does the organism eat insects?

c)

Is the organism able to move around?

d)

Does the organism lay eggs?

14.

Which of the following questions could we ask to distinguish a mammal, such as a spider monkey, from a reptile, such as a crocodile? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Does the animal have four limbs?

b)

Does the animal lay eggs to reproduce?

c)

Does the animal consume food for energy?

d)

Does the animal have a backbone?

e)

Does the animal have fur/hair?

15.

Any of various cold-blooded, usually smooth-skinned vertebrates, characteristically hatching as an aquatic larva with gills and then transforming into an adult having air-breathing lungs.

a)

Amphibian

b)

Vertebrate

c)

Mammal

d)

Fish

16.

Clara made a list of organisms and classified then into two groups. What would be the best titles for these groups?

Group 1: fish, amphibian, reptile

Group 2: mollusks, arthropods

a)

Vertebrates and invertebrates

b)

Seed producers and vertebrates

c)

Seed producers and invertebrates

d)

Vertebrates and non-seed producers

17.

Which of the following contains the largest group of organisms?

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

18.

True or False:

All vertebrates lay eggs to hatch their young.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which of the following would be a synonym (word with the same of similar meaning) as classify? (Choose all that apply)

a)

name

b)

catergorize

c)

group

d)

sort

20.

Based on the chart above, which of the following would be classified as a vertebrate?

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Iguana

c)

Jellyfish

d)

Spider

21.
Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are ___ plants.
a)
nonvascular
b)
vascular
22.
Nonvascular plants do not have true
a)
roots
b)
stems
c)
leaves
d)
all of these
23.
Nonvascular plants usually grow in:
a)
damp, shady areas
b)
deserts
c)
arctic regions
d)
sunny fields
24.

Vascular, seeded plants that contain seeds in cones are:

a)

angiosperms

b)

gymnosperms

25.

Vascular, seeded plants that contain seeds in fruits are:

a)

angiosperms

b)

gymnosperms

26.
Angiosperms are easily classified because of the ___ that they produce.
a)
cones
b)
leaves
c)
flowers and fruits
d)
rhizomes
27.
Which of these is not a plant?
a)
evergreen
b)
flower
c)
wheat 
d)
mushroom
28.
Which is a NOT a characteristic that all plants have in common?
a)
All plants have tissues and organs.
b)
All plants have cell walls and chloroplasts.
c)
All plants are vascular.
d)
All plants make their own food.
29.

What are the 2 MAIN groups of plants?

a)

seed plants and seedless plants

b)

gymnosperms and angiosperms

c)

vascular and nonvascular

30.
Some of the world's tallest plants are:
a)
vascular
b)
nonvascular
31.
Which group of plants absorb water like a sponge?
a)
vascular 
b)
nonvascular
32.
Ferns do not have seeds, they reproduce with,
a)
root
b)
spores
c)
flowers
d)
cones
33.
Which plants are very short and grow close to the ground?
a)
vascular
b)
nonvascular
34.
a)
Gymnosperm
b)
Angiosperm
35.

In a non-vascular plant how does water move?

a)

through the roots

b)

from cell to cell

c)

through the xylem and phloem

d)

from the roots to the flower

36.

Non-vascular plants do not have roots, stems, or leaves. Which is a non-vascular plant?

a)

fern

b)

moss

c)

ivy vine

d)

tree

37.

Seedless vascular plants have real roots, stems and leaves.

a)

True

b)

False

38.
a)
Vascular
b)
Nonvascular
39.

Gymnosperms reproduce by making:

a)

seeds

b)

spores

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