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Classification

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 3hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An animal's qualities are listed below:

ANIMAL'S QUALITIES

● Moist skin

● Has four legs

● Lays eggs

● Breathes with lungs and gills

● Cold blooded


What type of animal is described in the box?

a)

amphibian

b)

fish

c)

mammal

d)

reptile

e)

bird

2.

A biologist observes that a plant specimen has

no true roots, stems, or leaves. What term would

she use to describe this plant?

a)

vascular

b)

flowering

c)

wilted

d)

non-vascular

3.

Which of the following organisms is a vertebrate?

a)

insect

b)

sponge

c)

monkey

d)

earthworm

4.

What trait do all mammals share?

a)

walk upright

b)

have an opposable thumb

c)

have large brains

d)

nurse their young with milk

5.

Which vertebrate is ectothermic (cold-blooded)?

a)

cat

b)

chicken

c)

human

d)

lizard

6.

Which term describes an animal without a

backbone?

a)

chordate

b)

invertebrate

c)

protozoan

d)

vertebrate

7.

Although the bald cypress tree loses its leaves in

the winter, its seeds are similar to evergreen pine

trees. How are bald cypress and pine tree seeds

similar?

a)

They are found in bulbs.

b)

They are found in cones.

c)

They are found in fruits.

d)

They are found in shells.

8.

Which of the following plants produces spores?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Which of the following organisms lack vascular

tissue?

a)

mosses

b)

whisk ferns

c)

pine trees

d)

flowering plants

10.

The picture above shows a cherry tree


What do cherry trees produce that helps

scientists classify them?

a)

flowers and cones

b)

flowers and seeds

c)

leaves and spores

d)

leaves and spores

11.

According to the classification key above, which pair of animals could be classified as mammals?

a)

humans and dogs

b)

birds and fish

c)

birds and fish

d)

cats and birds

12.

The picture above shows a hemlock tree at different times of the year.

a)

deciduous

b)

evergreen

c)

spores

d)

flower producing

13.
a)

plants that produce seeds

b)

plants that produce flowers

c)

plants that produce spores

d)

plants that produce needles

14.

Insects, arachnids, worms, and mollusks all belong to which group?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

c)

classification

d)

vascular

15.

Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals all

belong to which group?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

c)

bacteria

d)

vertebrate and invertebrate

16.
a)

fish

b)

clam

c)

sponge

d)

octopus

17.
a)

fish

b)

bird

c)

reptile

d)

mammal

18.

Organisms with a body covering of feathers are

classified as a__________.

a)

bird

b)

mammal

c)

fish

d)

reptile

19.

Which of the following is an example of a vertebrate animal?

a)

fly

b)

worm

c)

bird

d)

starfish

20.

Most fish have _________________ to protect their bodies.

a)

hair

b)

scales

c)

feathers

d)

skin

21.

Which of the following statements is true of reptiles?

a)

They are cold-blooded.

b)

They have gills.

c)

Their babies drink their mother's milk.

d)

They spend part of their lives in the water and part of their lives on land.

22.

Invertebrates do NOT have a

a)

brain.

b)

heart.

c)

stomach.

d)

backbone.

23.

Asia keeps seeing a small animal in her backyard. She observed the animal has a backbone, four legs and a long tail, and its body is covered with scales. What is the classification for this animal?

a)

bird

b)

mammal

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian

24.

Which group of vertebrates possesses gills, two sets of paired fins, and is generally adapted to living in water?

a)

fish

b)

reptiles

c)

mammals

d)

amphibians

25.

Animals that are warm blooded, have body hair, and produce milk for their young are grouped into which of the following classes?

a)

amphibians

b)

mammal

c)

birds

d)

reptiles

26.

What type of animal is a whale?

a)

amphibian

b)

fish

c)

mammal

d)

reptile

27.

A snake has an internal skeleton, cannot breathe under water, and relies on outside sources of heat to keep its body temperature constant. A snake is which type of animal?

a)

bird

b)

fish

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian

28.

Which vertebrate organism can breathe through its skin?

a)

clam

b)

frog

c)

spider

d)

pangolin

29.

The picture shows a unique animal called a pangolin. The pangolin has scales, is warm-blooded, gives live birth and nurses its young. What group of animals is the pangolin mostlike?

a)

reptiles, except it has scales

b)

mammals, except it has scales

c)

birds, because it nurses its young

d)

amphibians, because they are warm-blooded

30.

The platypus has hair and makes milk for its young. To which group of animals does the platypus belong?

a)

amphibians

b)

birds

c)

mammals

d)

reptiles

31.

All of these animals are grouped together. What characteristics do the animals MOST likely have in common?

a)

eye color

b)

what they eat

c)

hair

d)

feathers

32.

Tulips and oak tree are both plants that look different. However, they both belong to the classification of plants that make

a)

leaves

b)

pine cones

c)

flowers

d)

seeds

33.

Ms. Daley takes her class on a field trip to a pond. The class sees a bald eagle and a salamander near the pond. How are these two animals alike?

a)

They both have offspring that is very different from the adults.

b)

They both lay eggs.

c)

They both are warm-blooded.

d)

They both are able to breathe through their skin.

34.

If your teacher gave you the characteristics of an animal: moist skin, lives in the water when they are young and land as an adult, lays eggs. What animal is the teacher MOST likely talking about?

a)

Fish

b)

Aligator

c)

Frog

d)

Turkey

35.

If you and your friends find a new species of plant in the woods. What would be the BEST way to identify the plant?

a)

compare it to other plants

b)

develop a theory about the plant

c)

disect the plant

d)

determine the best way to grow the plant at home.

36.

Which group of plants would be considered spore producing?

a)

Tulip, sunflower, rose

b)

Pine tree, oak tree, apple tree

c)

Moss, fern, tiger fern

d)

Shrubs, daisies, sweet gum trees

37.

Which animal gives birth the same way as a dog?

a)

Dolphin

b)

Gold fish

c)

Dove

d)

Lizard

38.

How are sharks and dolphins similar and different?

a)

Similar: they have fins

Different: sharks are fish and dolphins are mammals

b)

Similar: they both lay eggs

Different: Dolphins are fish and sharks are mammals

c)

Similar: they both are fish

Different: Sharks eat dolphins and dolphins eat plants

d)

Similar: they both have a blow holes

Different: sharks lay eggs and dolphins give live birth

39.

This class has hair or fur and is the ONLY vertebrate that feed milk to their young.

a)

Fish

b)

Amphibians

c)

Insects

d)

Mammals

40.
This class has dry scaly skin.
a)
Mammal
b)
Reptile
c)
Amphibian
d)
Fish
41.
This class has feathers and wings.
a)
Reptile
b)
Mammal
c)
Bird
d)
Fish
42.
This class has scales.
a)
Fish
b)
Mammal
c)
Bird
d)
Reptile
43.
This class does NOT breath air with lungs.
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Bird
d)
Reptiles
44.
This class uses gills to get oxygen from water. 
a)
Bird
b)
Reptile
c)
Mammal
d)
Fish
45.
This class starts out with gills and then transitions to lungs. 
a)
Bird
b)
Reptiles
c)
Amphibians
d)
Fish
46.
This class gives live birth.
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Bird
d)
Amphibian
47.
This Class hatches from leathery eggs
a)
Bird
b)
Mammal
c)
Reptile
d)
Fish
48.
This class hatches from brittle-shell eggs.
a)
Bird
b)
Mammal
c)
Reptile
d)
Amphibian
49.
This class is WARM Blooded
a)
Mammal
b)
Amphibian
50.
This class is WARM Blooded
a)
Fish
b)
Bird
51.
This class is COLD blooded
a)
Fish
b)
Mammal
52.
This class is COLD blooded.
a)
Bird
b)
Reptile
53.
This class is COLD blooded. 
a)
Mammal
b)
Amphibian
54.
What type of animal spends its entire life under water, has fins, and breathes using gills
a)
amphibian
b)
fish
c)
bird
d)
reptile
55.
What type of animal has dry scaly skin and lays its eggs on land?
a)
fish
b)
amphibian
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
56.
What is the only type of animal that has feathers?
a)
bird
b)
mammal
c)
amphibian
d)
reptiles
57.
What type of animal has fur and feeds its young with milk?
a)
birds
b)
reptiles
c)
amphibians
d)
mammals
58.
Which type of animal goes through a metamorphosis (body change)? 
a)
bird
b)
mammal
c)
reptile
d)
amphibian
59.
What classification of animals do humans belong to?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
reptiles
d)
amphibians
60.
Cold blooded animals
a)
Make their own heat
b)
Are the temperature of their surroundings
c)
Have blue blood
d)
Are a type of plant
61.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
fish
c)
amphibian
d)
mammal
62.
This is a 
a)
bird
b)
fish
c)
mammal
d)
reptile
63.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
Fish
c)
Mammal
d)
Amphibian
64.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
Fish
c)
Mammal
d)
Amphibian
65.
This is a 
a)
Reptile
b)
Bird
c)
Mammal
d)
Fish
66.
Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are ___ plants.
a)
nonvascular
b)
vascular
67.
Nonvascular plants do not have true
a)
roots
b)
stems
c)
leaves
d)
all of these
68.
Nonvascular plants usually grow in:
a)
damp, shady areas
b)
deserts
c)
arctic regions
d)
sunny fields
69.
Xylem and phloem are found in 
a)
all vascular plants
b)
all nonvascular plants
c)
all plants
d)
all mosses
70.
Vascular, seeded plants that contain seeds in cones are:
a)
angiosperms
b)
gymnosperms
c)
deciduous
d)
moss
71.
Vascular, seeded plants that contain seeds in fruits are:
a)
angiosperms
b)
gymnosperms
c)
deciduous
d)
moss
72.
Angiosperms are easily classified because of the ___ that they produce.
a)
cones
b)
leaves
c)
flowers and fruits
d)
rhizomes
73.
a)
Gymnosperm
b)
Angiosperm
74.
a)
cycad
b)
conifer
c)
gnetophyte
d)
horsetail
75.
Which of these is not a plant?
a)
evergreen
b)
flower
c)
wheat 
d)
mushroom
76.

Flowering plants are called:

a)

pretty

b)

monocotyledons

c)

dicotyledons

d)

angiosperms

77.

Plants that reproduce from seeds can be further divided into:

a)

monocots & dicots

b)

angiosperms & dicotyledons

c)

conifers & flowering plants

d)

spores & conifers

78.

Conifers (pine trees) reproduce by making:

a)

male & female cones

b)

spores

c)

angiosperms

d)

runners

79.

Which of the following plants do NOT reproduce using spores?

a)

Algae

b)

Strawberries

c)

Ferns

d)

Mosses

80.
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.
81.
Plants are multicellular, which means
a)
they are made of many cells.
b)
they are made of one cell.
82.
What are the 2 MAIN groups of plants?
a)
seed plants and seedless plants
b)
gymnosperms and angiosperms
c)
horsetails and ferns
d)
vascular and nonvascular
83.
Some of the world's tallest plants are:
a)
vascular
b)
nonvascular
84.
Which group of plants absorb water like a sponge?
a)
vascular 
b)
nonvascular
85.
Ferns do not have seeds, they reproduce with,
a)
root
b)
spores
c)
flowers
d)
cones
86.
Which plants are very short and grow close to the ground?
a)
vascular
b)
nonvascular
87.
Plants get food by
a)
absorbing it.
b)
making it.
88.
Seedless plants reproduce by
a)
spores
b)
seeds
c)
binary fission
d)
mitosis
89.
The dots on the back of this fern plant are tiny reproductive cells called
a)
chloroplasts
b)
anthers
c)
spores
d)
ovaries
90.
Why do coconut palms form a coconut?
a)
To produce a new coconut palm tree.
b)
To support the tree.
c)
To produce food for the adult tree.
d)
To move water and food through the coconut.
91.
Why is the plant in the picture a vascular plant?
a)
it can absorb light from the sun
b)
it has a stem that can carry water and nutrients
c)
it has more than one cell
d)
it can make it's own foo
92.
All plants...
a)
make seeds
b)
have roots
c)
need soil
d)
make food through photosynthesis
93.

Which plant below would scientist group with watermelon plants?

a)

fern

b)

rose

c)

pine tree

d)

apple tree

94.

Classify the plant.

a)

Flowering

b)

Non-Flowering

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