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Science: Classifications

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When sea turtles hatch on beaches, how do they know to crawl to the ocean?

a)

learned behavior

b)

instinct

c)

inherited trait

d)

aquired trait

2.

Which of the following is NOT an invertebrate?

a)

squid

b)

octopus

c)

jellyfish

d)

snake

3.

How would you classify all the following plants?

oak tree

sunflowers

grass

a)

nonvascular

b)

vascular

c)

angiosperms

d)

gymnosperms

4.

What type of vertebrate is a bat?

a)

fish

b)

bird

c)

mammal

d)

reptile

5.

What type of vertebrate first lives in water then develops lungs to live on land?

a)

amphibian

b)

reptile

c)

fish

d)

mammal

6.

Blue eye, brown hair, and freckles are all _________________.

a)

acquired traits

b)

inherited traits

c)

learned behavior

d)

instrictive behavior

7.

How are gymnosperms different from angiosperms?

a)

Gymnosperms grow close to the ground and angiosperms grow tall.

b)

Gymnosperms produce seeds in cones and angiosperms produce seeds in flowers.

c)

Gymnosperms reproduce with spores and angiosperms reproduce with seeds.

d)

Gymnosperms reproduce with flowers and angiosperms reproduce with cones.

8.

Which of the following are instinctive behaviors?

a)

birds flying south in winter

b)

riding a skateboard

c)

spiders spinning a web

d)

butterflies spinning a cocoon

e)

squirrels coming to a birdfeeder to eat

9.

What do vascular plants that nonvascular plants to not have?

a)

seeds

b)

cones

c)

flowers

d)

tubes

10.

Which of the following are inherited traits?

a)

blonde hair

b)

learning to read

c)

cooking french fries

d)

eye color

e)

how tall you are

11.

What do all vertebrates have that invertebrates do not have?

a)

warm blooded

b)

backbones

c)

fur

d)

tails

12.

An 11-year-old girl with green eyes and red hair plays the piano. Which of the following characteristics is an example of a learned behavior?

a)

playing the piano

b)

having red hair

c)

having green eyes

d)

being 11 years old

13.

A rosebush has thorns. Those thorns are an inherited trait that comes from–

a)

the parent plants of the rosebush.

b)

the soil in which the rosebush grows.

c)

the sunlight absorbed by the rosebush.

d)

the climate in which the rosebush lives.

14.

Which of these is a learned trait that a bear could acquire during its lifetime?

a)

Having an excellent sense of smell.

b)

Hibernating during the winter.

c)

Growling when there is danger.

d)

Taking food from human campsites.

15.

A cold-blooded vertebrate with fins and gills that lives in water.

a)

amphibian

b)

fish

c)

reptile

d)

mammal

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.

Which of the following best describes a mammal?

a)

An invertebrate that breathes using gills and does not reproduce

b)

A vertebrate that only lays eggs

c)

An invertebrate that has fur

d)

A vertebrate that has fur and typically produces milk for young

19.

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

a)

grasshopper

b)

jellyfish

c)

iguana

d)

spider

20.

The organism in the photo would be best classified as

a)

a vascular plant

b)

a nonvascular plant

c)

an invertebrate

d)

a vertebrate