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Animal and Plant Classification

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Animals that usually have the same body temperature, regardless of their surroundings are called:

a)

terrestrial

b)

aquatic

c)

warm-blooded

d)

cold-blooded

2.
a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

3.

How would you classify pelicans, robins, and seagulls?

a)

invertebrate

b)

fish

c)

bird

d)

mammal

4.

Why are nonvascular plants so small?

a)

because they don't have tubes to easily transport nutrients

b)

because they don't need to get sunlight for photosynthesis

c)

because they are spending their energy producing cones instead of growing tall

d)

because they don't have room to grow taller

5.

How is a jellyfish and shark different.

a)

A shark is the animal kingdom

b)

A shark has a backbone.

c)

A shark is cold-blooded

d)

Shark lives in water.

6.

Study the drawings of parts of a pumpkin plant.


Which plant would scientists group with pumpkin plants?

a)

fern

b)

moss

c)

pine tree

d)

apple tree

7.

Which statement about vascular plants is NOT true?

a)

They can grow to be quite large.

b)

They have tissue that carries food.

c)

They are much smaller than nonvascular plants.

d)

They absorb water through roots.

8.
a)

Algae

b)

Moss

c)

Fern

d)

Flowers

9.

Breathe with gills

Have fins and scales

Live in water

Are cold-blooded

Usually lay gelatinous eggs

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

10.

Apple trees and roses are examples of plants that make seeds by using flowers.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which is NOT true of a horse, cat, and pig.

a)

They are warm-blooded.

b)

They breathe through lungs.

c)

They have scales.

d)

They have live babies.

12.

Pine trees are classified as ____________________ producers without using flowers

a)

Seed

b)

Non-seed

13.

Use the chart to answer the question.


Which animal in the chart is a bird?

a)

Animal 1

b)

Animal 2

c)

Animal 3

d)

Animal 4

14.
Is the picture a vertebrate or invertebrate?
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
15.

What group would this plant be classified under?

a)

Vascular Flowering

b)

Vascular Nonflowering

c)

Vascular Seedless

d)

Non-Vascular

16.

Which of the following statements is true about mammals and birds, but not true about reptiles.

a)

Birds and mammals are warm-blooded

b)

Birds and mammals give live birth

c)

birds and mammals have feathers

d)

birds and mammals have backbones

17.

Which of these is an example of an nonvascular plant?

a)

A-pine tree

b)

B-flower

c)

C-moss

d)

D-fern

18.

Have scaly skin

Live on land

Are cold-blooded

Usually lay leathery eggs

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

19.
a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

20.

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

21.

One important way that scientists classify plants is by how they receive water. Which statement below is NOT true about how vascular plants receive water?

a)

Vascular plants receive water by absorbing it from their surroundings.

b)

Vascular plants receive water through tubes.

c)

Vascular plants can receive water through their roots, stems, and leaves.

d)

Vascular plants receive water and nutrients through tubes in the roots.

22.
a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

23.

What group would the green substance belong to?

a)

Vascular Flowering

b)

NonVascular NonFlowering

c)

Vascular Seedless

d)

NonVascular

24.

Which group has the largest number of animal species?

a)

Invertebrates

b)

Mammals

c)

Protists

d)

Vertebrates

25.

I am cold blooded and live both on land water. I have moist skin, a backbone and lay jelly coated eggs in the water. What am I?

a)

A reptile

b)

An amphibian

c)

A mammal

d)

A fish

26.

Live in water when they are young (breath with gills)

Live on land when they are adults (breath with lungs)

Are cold-blooded

Have smooth, moist skin

Lay jellylike eggs without shells

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

27.

Tommy was watching an animal outside his classroom window. He took these notes:


- The animal has a backbone

- It lives on land.

- It bears live young.

- It has hair.


What is the classification of this animal?

a)

reprile

b)

bird

c)

mammal

d)

amphbian

28.
a)

fish

b)

clam

c)

sponge

d)

octopus

29.

Have two legs, feathers, and wings

Breath with lungs

Eat with a bill or beak

Are warm-blooded

Have hollow bones and most can fly

Lay hard-shelled eggs

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

30.
a)

plants that produce seeds

b)

plants that produce flowers

c)

plants that produce spores

d)

plants that produce needles

31.
a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Invertebrate

d)

Reptile

e)

Amphibian

32.

Which statement about the earthworm and snake is true?

a)

Both are invertebrates because neither has eggs.

b)

The worm is an invertebrate because it has shiny skin.

c)

Both are vertebrates because both have a head and a tail.

d)

The snake is a vertebrate because it has a flexible backbone.

33.

Scientists sort animals into two groups, vertebrate and invertebrate. They discovered a new organism. Its babies are born alive, drink milk from the mother's body, and have fur on their bodies. They are warm-blooded and breathe with lungs. How would these animals be classified?

a)

as a vertebrate and a reptile

b)

as a vertebrate and a fish

c)

as a vertebrate and a mammal

d)

as an invertebrate and a mammal

34.

Which of the following is a characteristic of mammals?

a)

they do not have backbones

b)

they give birth to live young

c)

Their body temperature changes depending on their surroundings

d)

they are single celled organisms

35.

Which of the following questions could we ask to distinguish a mammal, such as a 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?

36.

If a plant has no true roots, stems, or leaves what term would best describe the plant?

a)

Nonvascular

b)

Wilted

c)

Flowering

d)

Vascular

37.

Non-vascular plants must have

a)

a host that is shady and moist to live, such as a shady damp rock.

b)

have a dry area in order to survive.

c)

a strong root system.

38.

Which of these organisms is an arthropod?

a)

A-butterfly

b)

B-worm

c)

C-fish

d)

D-clam

39.

Which correctly compares a fish and a bird?

a)

Birds are warm-blooded and fish are warm-blooded.

b)

Birds breathe through lungs and fish breathe through gills.

c)

Birds have live births and fish lay eggs

40.

Which group best describes this animal? The animal lays eggs and has scaly skin. The animal does not breath through gills, does not fly, is not warm blooded, and does not have fur on its body.

a)

Mammal

b)

Amphibian

c)

Fish

d)

Reptile

41.

Which of the following contains the largest group of organisms?

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

42.

An animal without a backbone is called a

a)

vertabrate

b)

invertebrate

c)

non-vascular

d)

vascular

43.

If you are creating a model to classify organisms, which three factors should you include in your model to classify vertebrates?

a)

What they eat, how they breath, and where they can be found

b)

How they breath, how they move, and how their body temperature is controlled

c)

Where they can be found, how they move, and what they eat

d)

how they breath, what their body is covered with and how their body temperature is controlled.