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Classifying Organisms - intro

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is classification?

a)

organizing organisms according to their characteristics

b)

basic unit of life

c)

the process for averaging my grades in class

d)

the total count of all living things on earth

2.

How are organisms put into groups?

a)

They are organized by characteristics.

b)

If they have similar characteristics they are grouped together.

c)

Each group is organized into more specific groups.

d)

All of these answers are true.

3.

What characteristics describe parts of an organism that you canNOT see?

a)

external structure

b)

internal structure

c)

genetic similarities

d)

embryology similarities

4.

What characteristics show that similar organisms have similar DNA and similar characteristics?

a)

external structure

b)

internal structure

c)

genetic similarities

d)

embryology similarities

5.

What characteristics show that similar organisms develop similarly (the embryos look nearly the same)?

a)

external structure

b)

internal structure

c)

genetic similarities

d)

embryology similarities

6.

What characteristics describe parts of the organism that you can see?

a)

external structure

b)

internal structure

c)

genetic similarities

d)

embryology similarities

7.

I can see that dogs, cats, and elephants all have 4 legs. This is an example of:

a)

external structure

b)

internal structure

c)

genetic similarities

d)

embryology similarities

8.

Catfish and goldfish both have organs that allow them to breath underwater . This is an example of:

a)

external structure

b)

internal structure

c)

genetic similarities

d)

embryology similarities

9.

Chickens and eagles lay eggs; this is where their babies grow and develop before they hatch. This is an example of:

a)

external structure

b)

internal structure

c)

genetic similarities

d)

embryology similarities

10.

The colors of my hair and my eyes are the same as my mom's because I have her DNA. This is an example of:

a)

external structure

b)

internal structure

c)

genetic similarities

d)

embryology similarities