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Classification of organisms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT suitable to describe PLANTS?

a)

all are autotroph

b)

all are photosynthetic

c)

all have cell wall

d)

all have roots

2.

What is meant by 'prokaryote'?

a)

cell with no cell wall

b)

virus

c)

microorganism

d)

cell with no nucleus

3.

Giraffes are classified into animal kingdom, because they are

a)

autotroph and has no cell wall

b)

heterotroph and has no cell wall

c)

have fur and milk their cub

d)

can move around and do not photosynthesise

4.

Yeast, mushroom and bread mold are examples of ...... kingdom.

a)

plants

b)

protists

c)

bacteria

d)

fungi

5.

Which of the following is the difference between bacteria and fungi?

a)

bacteria are single-cell organisms, fungi are not

b)

bacteria have cell wall, fungi no

c)

fungi are heterotroph, bacteria are not

d)

fungi are prokaryote, bacteria are not

6.

Which is NOT true about a protist?

a)

all have nucleus

b)

mostly single-cell

c)

some can photosynthesize

d)

all have cell wall

7.

A snake

a)

is an amphibian

b)

is endothermic (warm-blooded)

c)

has gills for breathing

d)

a reptile

8.

What group of animals has the following characteristics?

-ectothermic (cold-blooded)

-smooth wet skin

-lay eggs in water

-born with gills, develop lungs

a)

reptiles

reptiles

b)

amphibians

c)

echinoderms

d)

arthropods

9.

How are reptiles and fish alike?

a)

neither has scales

b)

both breathe with gills

c)

neither has a backbone

d)

both have body temperatures that change with their surroundings

10.
Which animal is a bird?
Animal 1: backbone/feathers/warm-blooded
Animal 2: backbone/scales/gills/cold-blooded
Animal 3: cold-blooded
Animal 4: backbone/hair
a)
Animal 1
b)
Animal 2
c)
Animal 3
d)
Animal 4
11.

A crab is in which group of arthropods?

a)

arachnids

b)

crustaceans

c)

insects

d)

myriapods

12.

A beetle is categorized as insect. Which of the following is the feature of insect?

a)

a pair of antennae

b)

3 body parts

c)

3 pairs of legs

d)

all correct

13.

The photo shows a few animals that belong to phylum arthropods. Which of the following does NOT describe arthropods?

a)

exoskeleton (hard shell)

b)

jointed legs

c)

have antennae

d)

body divided into segments

14.

Ferns belong to plants kingdom. How is ferns differ from flowering plants such as rose?

a)

have no xylem

b)

have no roots

c)

do not form seeds

d)

have pollen

15.

The photo shows a tiger lily which belongs to ......

a)

monocotyledon

b)

dicotyledon

c)

conifers

d)

ferns