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Classification of living things

Total questions: 125

Worksheet time: 3hrs 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am endothermic, covered with feathers, have a backbone, lay eggs, have wings and beaks, and I breathe with lungs.

Which animal group am I?

a)

Fish

b)

Insects

c)

Birds

d)

Amphibians

2.

Which 2 animals are in the SAME group?

a)

Butterfly and Dolphin

b)

Dog and Fish

c)

Frog and Lizard

d)

Shark and Seahorse

3.

What helps a fish to breathe?

a)

Lungs

b)

Gills

c)

Gills and Lungs

4.

Which animals are in the same group?

a)

crocodile and turtle

b)

frog and dolphin

c)

lizard and fish

d)

penguin and gorilla

5.

Which of these animals is a MAMMAL?

a)

lion

b)

turtle

c)

chicken

d)

caterpillar

6.

Mammals have __________ on their bodies.

a)

hair or fur

b)

scales

c)

feathers

d)

hard shells

7.

Scientists classify animals by their different features. What does the word classify mean?

a)

to sort into different groups

b)

to combine

c)

to research

d)

to put in alphabetical order

8.

In which animal group are humans classified?

a)

birds

b)

amphibians

c)

mammals

d)

reptiles

9.
What type of animal has dry scaly skin and lays its eggs on land?
a)
fish
b)
amphibian
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
10.

The organisms shown live in or near bodies of water. Some are classified as vertebrates and some as invertebrates. Which organism is classified as an invertebrate?

a)

Crab

b)

Fish

c)

Manatee

d)

Turtle

11.

Which animal has fur and feeds its young with milk?

a)

Birds

b)

Amphibians

c)

Reptiles

d)

Mammals

12.

Which animal is this classified as?

a)

Reptile

b)

Bird

c)

Mammal

d)

Fish

13.

Scientists classify animals by their...

a)

Color

b)

Characteristics

c)

Size

d)

Sound

14.

Which of these IS NOT an arthropod?

a)

Crab

b)

Turtle

c)

Tarantula

d)

Ladybug

15.

This helps fish to breathe oxygen.

a)

Fins

b)

Scales

c)

Gills

d)

Lungs

16.

Which animal is an amphibian?

a)

Fish

b)

Duck

c)

Frog

d)

Lemur

17.

Which of these organisms is NOT an invertebrate?

a)

Slug

b)

Butterfly

c)

Worm

d)

Snake

18.

Mammals are one of the classifications. Mammals are known for:

a)

Having feathers.

b)

Having fur and feeding their young milk.

c)

Laying eggs.

d)

Having no spine.

19.

Reptiles are known for:

a)

Having fur.

b)

Having feathers.

c)

Having scales and laying eggs.

d)

Feeding their young with milk.

20.

Birds are known for:

a)

Having scales.

b)

Having fur.

c)

Living partly in water and partly on land.

d)

Having feathers and laying eggs.

21.

Amphibians are known for:

a)

Being ectothermic and living partly on land and partly in the water.

b)

Having fur.

c)

Being endothermic.

d)

Having feathers.

22.

Vertebrate means that an animal has a:

a)

nose

b)

ears

c)

spine

d)

fur

23.

An example of a fish is a:

a)

dog

b)

dolphin

c)

trout

d)

copperhead snake

24.

An animal that can control its own body temperature is called:

a)

ectothermic

b)

endothermic

25.

An animal that's body temperature is controlled by the outside temperature is called:

a)

ectothermic

b)

endothermic

26.
A scientific name consists of 
a)
Genus and Order
b)
Genus and Domain
c)
Genus and species
d)
Kingdon and Phylum
27.
The most specific of the classifications is?
a)
class 
b)
order 
c)
genus 
d)
species
28.
 An autotroph feeds on other organisms?
a)
True 
b)
False
29.
Binomial Nomenclature means?   
a)
classification
b)
characteristics
c)
2 name system
30.
A heterotroph means?
a)
feeds itself
b)
feeds on other organisms
c)
2 word name
d)
8 legged
31.
Which term means "True Nucleus" or cell(s) with a nucleus?
a)
Eukaryotes
b)
Prokaryotes
c)
Multi-cellular
32.
The 2 kingdoms that make up Prokaryotes are?
a)
Animals and Plants 
b)
Protists and Fungi
c)
Archea and Bacteria
33.
What kingdom's organisms often live in super harsh environments?
a)
archea
b)
animalia
c)
plantae
d)
protista
34.
Mushrooms are an example of this Kingdom?
a)
Animalia
b)
Protista 
c)
Archea 
d)
Fungi
35.
All of the following are characteristics of all living things except....
a)
Have cell(s) 
b)
Need energy and water
c)
Need oxygen 
d)
Reproduce
36.
The scientific name of Humans is? 
a)
Homo Sapiens
b)
Homo Habilus 
c)
Canis Latrans
37.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, _______
a)
Family 
b)
Order
c)
Genus 
d)
Species
38.
Our fish is ......
a)
An animal and a Heterotroph
b)
An animal and an Autotroph
c)
A bacteria and multicellular
39.

This organelle is the site where photosynthesis takes place in a plant cell.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

chlorophyll

d)

chloroplast

40.

This organelle is responsible for allowing substances to enter or leave the cell.

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

41.

This organelle contains the genetic material (DNA) of the cell and controls cell activities (acts like a brain).

a)

mitochondria

b)

lysosome

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

42.

This organelle acts as a temporary storage space for water and other waste products until they can be eliminated from the cell. Plant cells have fewer and larger ones than animal cells.

a)

nucleus

b)

cell wall

c)

lysosome

d)

vacuole

43.

These are the ingredients necessary for photosynthesis to take place.

a)

water (H2O) + CO2 (carbon dioxide) + light energy

b)

C6H12O6 (simple sugar - glucose) + O2 (oxygen gas)

c)

water (H2O) +C6H12O6 (simple sugar - glucose)

d)

O2 (oxygen gas) + water (H2O)

44.

Plants release this as a waste product of photosynthesis.

a)

H2O (water)

b)

CO2 (carbon dioxide)

c)

O2 (oxygen gas)

d)

C6H12O6 (glucose - a simple sugar)

45.

All organisms undergo cellular respiration. What are the ingredients of this process?

a)

C6H12O6 (glucose - a simple sugar) + O2 (oxygen gas)

b)

ATP (energy) + H2O (water)

c)

C6H12O6 (glucose - a simple sugar) + CO2 (carbon dioxide)

d)

CO2 (carbon dioxide) + H2O (water)

46.

Living things are called

a)

functions

b)

cells

c)

organisms

47.

All organisms are made of _.

a)

plants

b)

bones

c)

cell(s)

48.

All organisms require _ to live.

a)

seeds

b)

environment

c)

energy

49.

What does it mean to reproduce?

a)

safe energy in the colder months

b)

make more of their own kind

c)

only in the genus classification

50.

Every organism goes through a _ _.

a)

off season

b)

fasting cycle

c)

life cycle

51.

Every living thing responds to change in their _.

a)

season

b)

environment

c)

sun

52.

Living things get energy from _ or _.

a)

food, energy

b)

air, phone

c)

sun, food

53.

Smallest classification group

a)

kingdom

b)

species

c)

dogs

54.

The most general classification

a)

kingdom

b)

species

c)

plants

55.

Species can only _ with other species.

a)

reproduce

b)

live

c)

grown and change

56.

What language are these classification derived from?

a)

Spanish

b)

Latin

c)

English

57.

What is the advantage of using the same language when talking about animal classifications?

a)

animals understand it

b)

creates a universal language

c)

scientist can text better

58.

Why are dogs and wolves considered the same species?

a)

the both have fur

b)

they eat meat

c)

they can reproduce

59.

What life function does this picture represent?

a)

Using energy

b)

made of cells

c)

blue and purple

60.

What life function does this picture represent?

a)

reproduce

b)

made of cells

c)

energy

61.

What life function does this picture represent?

a)

reproduce

b)

made of cells

c)

grow and change

62.

What life function does this picture represent?

a)

reproduce

b)

made of cells

c)

respond to environment

63.

Which describes a relationship between a consumer and a producer?

a)

A fox eats a chipmunk

b)

A mouse eats corn

c)

Small fish eaten by a larger fish

d)

Bacteria break down a dead snake

64.

Which of these is NOT a vertebrate?

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Penguin

c)

Salamander

d)

Mouse

65.

Which of these organisms break down the remains of dead plants and animals?

a)

Bacteria and amoebas

b)

Fungi and bacteria

c)

Fungi and algae

d)

Bacteria and viruses

66.

The skin of a reptile...

a)

is smooth and moist.

b)

is covered in scales.

c)

is covered with feathers.

d)

is covered with fur.

67.

Which of these animals can be grouped with other animals called vertebrates?

a)

spider

b)

worm

c)

clam

d)

frog

68.

Which statement is true ONLY of amphibians?

a)

They have gills as young and lungs as adults

b)

They look like their parents

c)

They have backbones

d)

They are consumers

69.
a)

Vertebrates and invertebrates

b)

Mammals and reptiles

c)

Amphibians and reptiles

d)

Reptiles and fish

70.
a)

Reptiles

b)

Invertebrates

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

71.

A reaction to a stimuli is also known as a

a)

Stimuli

b)

Response

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Autotroph

72.

What is reproduction when there are two parents involved with offspring that have characteristics of both parents?

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

c)

Stimuli

d)

Heterotrophic

73.

What two levels make up the scientific name of an organism?

a)

Kingdom and Species

b)

Phylum and Species

c)

Genus and Species

d)

Genus and Phylum

74.

Which of these are not a characteristic of a living thing?

a)

Obtains and uses resources for energy

b)

It moves

c)

Responds to stimuli

d)

Reproduces

e)

Grows and develops

75.

Which one of these make their own food (through photosynthesis)?

a)

Autotrophic

b)

Heterotrophic

c)

Omnivores

d)

Herbivore

76.

If your shoe size goes from a size 5 to a size 7, which characteristic does this show?

a)

Responding to stimuli

b)

Growing and developing

c)

Using energy

d)

Responding to stimuli

77.

Which ones of these would be an example of asexual reproduction?

a)

A single plant being split to make two identical plants

b)

Pollen from one plant fertilizing another plant to create seeds

78.

Which of these are an example of a stimuli?

a)

Change in temperature

b)

Change in sound

c)

Change in light

d)

Change in amount of water

e)

Change in types and amounts of food

79.

As you move from the phylum, class, order classification levels what do you recognize?

a)

More organisms with more in common

b)

Fewer organisms with more in common

c)

More organisms with less in common

d)

Fewer organisms with less in common

80.

At the genus level of classification:

a)

Organisms have nothing in common

b)

Organisms are closely related

c)

Organisms are exactly the same

d)

Organisms have one character in common

81.

What two phylum classifications does the animal kingdom split into?

a)

Vascular and Nonvascular

b)

Carnivores and Herbivores

c)

Autotrophs and Heterotrophs

d)

Vertebrates and Invertebrates

82.

Which of the following characteristics is used when determining whether to place an animal in the vertebrate group or the invertebrate group?

a)

Ability to walk on two legs

b)

Presence of a spinal cord

c)

Method of respiration (lungs or gills)

d)

Flow of blood through the body

83.

Which of the following questions could we ask to distinguish a mammal, such as a spider monkey, from a reptile, such as a crocodile?

a)

Does the animal have four limbs?

b)

Does the animal lay eggs to reproduce?

c)

Does the animal consume food for energy?

d)

Does the animal have a backbone?

84.

An ectothermic vertebrate with fins and gills that lives in water.

a)

Amphibian

b)

Vertebrate

c)

Mammal

d)

Fish

85.

Any of various ecthothermic, usually smooth-skinned vertebrates, characteristically hatching as an aquatic larva with gills and then transforming into an adult having air-breathing lungs.

a)

Amphibian

b)

Vertebrate

c)

Mammal

d)

Fish

86.

Any of various warm-blooded vertebrate animals, including humans, characterized by a covering of hair on the skin and, in the female, milk-producing mammary glands for nourishing the young.

a)

Amphibian

b)

Vertebrate

c)

Mammal

d)

Fish

87.

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

88.

Which of the following contains the largest group of organisms?

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

89.

Organisms are typically classified into groups based on

a)

features they have in common (the same)

b)

if they are dead or alive

c)

only if the produced seeds or not

d)

only if they have backbones or not

90.

Which of the following would be a synonym (word with the same of similar meaning) as classify?

a)

add

b)

delete

c)

group

d)

remove

91.

The image above is an example of a(n)

a)

amphibian

b)

invertebrate

c)

mammal

d)

an animal with an endoskeleton

92.

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

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Iguana

c)

Jellyfish

d)

Spider

93.

The organism in the photo would be best classified as

a)

a vascular plant

b)

a nonvascular plant

c)

an invertebrate

d)

a vertebrate

94.
 An autotroph feeds on other organisms?
a)
True 
b)
False
95.
Binomial Nomenclature means?   
a)
classification
b)
characteristics
c)
2 name system
96.
A heterotroph means?
a)
feeds itself
b)
feeds on other organisms
c)
2 word name
d)
8 legged
97.
Which term means "True Nucleus" or cell(s) with a nucleus?
a)
Eukaryotes
b)
Prokaryotes
c)
Multi-cellular
98.

What is a body part or structure that helps living things survive called?

a)

Fish

b)

Adaptation

c)

Mammal

d)

Bird

99.

What is the home or environment of an animal, plant, and reptile called?

a)

Reptile

b)

Mammal

c)

Habitat

d)

Classify

100.

Proteins and minerals are an example of what?

a)

Fish

b)

Invertebrates

c)

Mammals

d)

Nutrients

101.

What is a quality or characteristic an animal has called?

a)

Habitat

b)

Trait

c)

Fish

d)

Adaptation

102.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a body covering?

a)

Feathers

b)

Skin

c)

Scales

d)

Adaptation

e)

Fur

103.
Choose the correct classification.
Protists
a)
unicellular (only one cell)
b)
multicellular (many cells)
104.
Choose the correct classification.
Mushroom
a)
unicellular (only one cell)
b)
multicellular (many cells)
105.
Choose the correct classification.
Tree
a)
unicellular (only one cell)
b)
multicellular (many cells)
106.
Organisms who have to capture food.
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
107.
Organisms who make their own food through photosynthesis.
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
108.
Choose the correct classification.
a)
soft bodied mullusk
b)
porous sponge
c)
jointed legged arthropod
109.
Choose the correct classification.
Sea anemone
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
110.
Choose the correct classification.
Jellyfish
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
111.
Choose the correct classification.
Bird
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
112.
Choose the correct classification.
Fish
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
113.
Choose the correct classification.
Sea urchin
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
114.
Choose the correct classification.
Sea urchin
a)
segmented worms
b)
jointed legged arthropod
c)
spiny skinned echinoderm
115.
Choose the correct classification.
Sea star
a)
soft bodied mullusk
b)
jointed legged arthropod
c)
spiny skinned echinoderm
116.
Choose the correct classification.
Cockroach
a)
segmented worm
b)
jointed legged arthropod
c)
spiny skinned echinoderm
117.
Choose the correct classification.
Crab
a)
segmented worm
b)
jointed legged arthropod
c)
spiny skinned echinoderm
118.
Choose the correct classification.
Spider
a)
segmented worm
b)
jointed legged arthropod
c)
spiny skinned echinoderm
119.
Choose the correct classification.
Clam
a)
soft bodied mullusk
b)
jointed legged arthropod
c)
spiny skinned echinoderm
120.
Choose the correct classification.
Octopus
a)
soft bodied mullusk
b)
jointed legged arthropod
c)
spiny skinned echinoderm
121.
Choose the correct classification.
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
122.
Choose the correct classification.
Bat
a)
mammal
b)
fish
c)
reptile
123.
Choose the correct classification.
Whale
a)
mammal
b)
fish
c)
reptile
124.
Choose the correct classification.
Salamander
a)
mammal
b)
amphibian
c)
reptile
125.
Choose the correct classification.
Lizard
a)
reptile
b)
amphibian
c)
fish

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