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WorksheetsAnimal Classification Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does invertebrate mean?
a)
Animals without a backbone
b)
Animals that change their form
c)
Animals with a backbone
d)
Animals that lay eggs
2.
I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and water. What am I?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
3.
The organism in the picture is a(n)
a)
echinoderm
b)
mollusk
c)
arthropod
d)
cnidarian
4.
Arthropods have an outer covering called a(n)_________
a)
endoskeleton
b)
bones
c)
exoskeleton
d)
armor
5.
Are there more vertebrates or invertebrates living on Earth?
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
6.
What class of animal is a dolphin?
a)
fish
b)
amphibian
c)
mammal
d)
mollusk
7.
This picture is an example of which group of invertebrates?
a)
Segmented worms
b)
Fish
c)
Sponges
d)
Arthropods
8.
I am an arachnid, have four pairs of legs, and a body with two sections.
a)
Echinoderm
b)
Arthropod
c)
Annelid
d)
Porifera
9.
Which animal is capable of changing its body temperature to match its surroundings?
a)
endothermic
b)
ectothermic
c)
endoskeleton
d)
exoskeleton
10.
Which class of animal is a toad?
a)
reptile
b)
amphibian
c)
mollusk
d)
echinoderm
11.
How many Domains are there?
Name them:
Name them:
a)
3; Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
b)
2; Bacteria, Eukarya
c)
1; Eukarya
d)
3; Bacteria, Eukarya, Protists
12.
What is the correct order of taxonomy?
a)
Kingdom, pylum, class, species, genus, family, class
b)
Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
c)
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
d)
species, phylum, order, class, kingdom, family, genus
13.
Which of the following groups would contain the largest number of organisms?
a)
class
b)
order
c)
phylum
d)
family
14.
Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?
a)
organisms that share a domain
b)
organisms that share a family
c)
organisms that share a genus
d)
organisms that share a species
15.
A scientific name consists of
a)
Genus and Order
b)
Genus and Domain
c)
Genus and species
d)
Kingdon and Phylum
16.
The most specific of the classifications is?
a)
class
b)
order
c)
genus
d)
species
17.
An autotroph feeds on other organisms?
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What kingdom's organisms often live in super harsh environments?
a)
archea
b)
animalia
c)
plantae
d)
protista
19.
Mushrooms are an example of this Kingdom?
a)
Animalia
b)
Protista
c)
Archea
d)
Fungi
20.
The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:
a)
Geology
b)
Biology
c)
Taxonomy
d)
Chemistry
21.
An example of an unicellular organism would be:
a)
monkey
b)
bacteria
c)
spider
d)
human
22.
What is the genus name here:
Canis lupus
a)
Canis
b)
lupus
23.
Tool scientists use to classify organisms
a)
classification chart
b)
secret decoder
c)
organism key
d)
dichotomous key
24.
What is the name of bird W?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
25.
What is the name of bird Z?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
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