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Animal and Plant Classification Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these animals is a vertebrate?

a)

Spider

b)

Snail

c)

Worm

d)

Cat

2.

Some but not all invertebrates

a)

have backbones.

b)

have shells.

c)

have no backbones.

d)

can make their own food.

3.

An animal has fur and feeds milk to its young. How should this animal be classified?

a)

As an invertebrate

b)

As an amphibian

c)

As a mammal

d)

As a reptile

4.

A scientist discovers a new organism. It has scales and uses lungs to breathe air. How will they classify this organism?

a)

As an invertebrate

b)

As a reptile

c)

As an amphibian

d)

As a fish

5.

Which statement is true about vertebrates?

a)

Vertebrates do not have a backbone

b)

Most of the animals on Earth are vertebrates

c)

Vertebrates have backbones

d)

Vertebrates only live on land

6.

Which group do frogs belong to?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Birds

c)

Mammals

d)

Amphibians

7.

Which of these is NOT a vertebrate?

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Penguin

c)

Salamander

d)

Mouse

8.

Which one of these organisms is a reptile?

a)

Hawk

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Mushroom

d)

Crocodile

9.

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.

10.

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

a)

spider

b)

worm

c)

clam

d)

frog

11.

Which of these organisms is a vertebrate?

a)

Polar Bear

b)

Octopus

c)

Redwood Tree

d)

Bacteria

12.

How do scientists classify humans?

a)

As vertebrates and as amphibians

b)

As invertebrates and as mammals

c)

As vertebrates and as mammals

d)

As vascular and as mammals

13.

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

14.
a)

Vertebrates and invertebrates

b)

Mammals and reptiles

c)

Amphibians and reptiles

d)

Reptiles and fish

15.
a)

Reptiles

b)

Invertebrates

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

16.

Vertebrates that are warm blooded, have feathers and reproduce by laying eggs would be classified as

a)

reptile

b)

bird

c)

fish

d)

amphibian

17.

Trees in the mid-west change colors and lose their leaves in the cooler parts of the year. What kinds of trees lose their leaves?

a)

deciduous

b)

nonvascular

c)

evergreen

d)

nonwoody

18.

Blake and Brent are sorting plants into groups. They have two sets of groups labeled: vascular and non-vascular and flowing and non-flowering. They must place the moss into one of the groups. Blake says it goes in the non vascular group, Brent says it goes in the non-flowering group. Who is correct?

a)

Blake. Moss plants are non-vascular

b)

Both boys. Moss plants are non-vascular and non-flowering plants.

c)

Brent. Moss plants do not have flowers or seeds.

d)

Neither of them is correct. Moss plants are vascualr and have flowers.

19.

Seeds grow into plants. Some flowering plants produce fruits. What does the fruit contain?

a)

water

b)

roots

c)

seeds

d)

other plants

20.

Kathy classified a list of trees into two groups. What two titles could be used for Groups 1 and 2?


Group 1: fir tree, spruce tree, pine tree

Group 2: dogwood tree, oak tree, maple tree

a)

Group 1: Needles

Group 2: Leaves

b)

Group 1: Seed Producers

Group 2: Non-Vascular

c)

Group 1: Flowering

Group 2: Non-flowering

d)

Group 1: Taproots

Group2: Fibrous Roots

21.

Brooke made a list of organisms and classified them into two groups, What would be the best titles for these groups?


Group 1: fish, amphibians, reptile

Group 2: mollusks, arthropods, insects

a)

Group 1: Exoskeleton

Group 2: Endoskeleton

b)

Group 1: Vertebrates

Group 2: Invertebrates

c)

Group 1: Mammals

Group 2: Invertebrates

d)

Group 1: Invertebrates

Group 2: Endoskeleton

22.

Which two types of animals share these characteristics?


warm-blooded

four-chambered hearts

breathe with lungs

vertebrates

a)

fish and amphibians

b)

mammals and fish

c)

reptiles and birds

d)

birds and mammals

23.

Which two types of animals share these characteristics?


cold-blooded

hatch from eggs

born with gills

a)

insect and fish

b)

amphibians and reptiles

c)

fish and amphibians

d)

reptiles and insects

24.

Which list includes only plants classified as non-seed porducers?

a)

pine tree, carrot, tomato

b)

carrot, fern, tomato

c)

moss, fern, liverwort

d)

oak tree, moss, water lily

25.

Sally classified a list of plants into two groups. What two titles could be used for Groups 1 and 2?


Group 1: moss, fern, liverwort

Group 2: pine tree, sunflower, cucumber

a)

Group 1: Non-vascular

Group 2: Non-seed Producers

b)

Group 1: Non-seed Producers

Group 2: Seed Producers

c)

Group 1: Seed Producers

Group 2: Non-vascular

d)

Group 1: Vascular

Group 2: Non-vascular

26.

Groups of Animals

Group 1: giraffe, elephant, tiger

Group 2: penguin, ostrich, eagle

Group 3: crocodile, alligator, lizard

Group 4: flea, butterfly, bee

Group 5: tree frog, toad, salamander

Which group of animals contains warm-blooded vertebrates that lay eggs and have feathers?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 3

c)

Group 5

d)

Group 2

27.

Which statement is true about the following; a flowering plant, a pine tree with a pine cone, and a fern.

a)

A flowering plant and pine tree have spores while a fern never has spores.

b)

A flowering plant has seeds, but a pine tree and fern never has seeds.

c)

A pine tree and fern has seeds, while a pine tree will never have seeds.

d)

A pine tree and a flowering plant have seeds, while a fern never has seeds.

28.

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

29.

An animal without a backbone is called a

a)

vertabrate

b)

invertebrate

c)

non-vascular

d)

vascular

30.

I have dry scales, am cold blooded, lay leathery shelled eggs, and have a vertebrate. What am I?

a)

a bird

b)

a fish

c)

a mammal

d)

a reptile

31.

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

32.

This can be made up of many cells. It is a decomposer in many ecosystems and cannot make its own food. What could this be?

a)

Fungi

b)

Bacteria

c)

Protists

d)

Mammals

33.

Which of the following travel through the tubes of some plants?

a)

soil

b)

blood

c)

water

d)

food

34.

Which of the following travel through the tubes of some plants?

a)

soil

b)

blood

c)

water

d)

food

35.

Nonvascular plants have tubes to carry nutrients.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Nonvascular plants are usually small to make it easier to get nutrients to every cell.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a nonvascular plant?

a)

oak tree

b)

moss

c)

liverwort

d)

hornwort

38.

Vascular plants do have tubes to carry materials to all cells of the plant.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

All vascular plants reproduce with seeds.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

All trees are vascular plants.

a)

True

b)

False

41.
Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are ___ plants.
a)
nonvascular
b)
vascular
42.
Nonvascular plants usually grow in:
a)
damp, shady areas
b)
deserts
c)
arctic regions
d)
sunny fields
43.
Some of the world's tallest plants are:
a)
vascular
b)
nonvascular
44.
Which group of plants absorb water like a sponge?
a)
vascular 
b)
nonvascular
45.
Seedless plants reproduce by
a)
spores
b)
seeds
c)
binary fission
d)
mitosis
46.
All plants...
a)
make seeds
b)
have roots
c)
need soil
d)
make food through photosynthesis
47.

Which plant below would scientist group with watermelon plants?

a)

fern

b)

rose

c)

pine tree

d)

apple tree

48.

Pine trees have cones that...

a)

make seeds

b)

do not make seeds

49.

Magnolia trees have flowers that...

a)

make seeds

b)

do not make seeds

50.

If an apple is a type of fruit, then on what type of tree does an apple grow?

a)

a spore-producing tree

b)

a flower-producing tree

c)

an evergreen tree

d)

a tropical tree

51.

Which of the following plants produces spores?

a)
b)
c)
d)
52.

Ken has a flower from an unknown plant. What does Ken know about this plant just because it has a flower?

a)

The plant does not have significant leaf development.

b)

The plant does not have a significant root system.

c)

The plant reproduces using spores.

d)

The plant reproduces using seeds

53.

Plants that go dormant, or leafless, during the year are considered

a)

deciduous.

b)

herbaceous.

c)

evergreen.

d)

woody.

54.

Which type of plant is a fern?

a)

seed-producing plant

b)

cone-producing plant

c)

flower-producing plant

d)

spore-producing plant

55.

Plants that hold onto their leaves throughout the year are considered

a)

deciduous.

b)

herbaceous

c)

evergreen.

d)

woody

56.

What is the function of vascular tissue in plants?

a)

carry out photosynthesis

b)

anchor the plant to the ground

c)

transport water and nutrients

d)

attract insects for pollination

57.

Which of the following is an example of a gymnosperm?

a)

moss

b)

monocot

c)

conifer

d)

fern

58.

Which plant is flowering and seed forming?

a)
b)
c)
d)
59.

A scientist 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)

nonvascular

60.

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

61.
Nonvascular plants do not have true
a)
roots
b)
stems
c)
leaves
d)
all of these
62.
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
63.

A student researches four plants that are in the same group. He sorts the plants into two smaller groups.

How does the student MOST LIKELY sort the plants?

a)

by seed size

b)

by flower shape

c)

by whether they have cones or flowers

d)

by whether they produce seeds or spores

64.

Nonvascular plants tend to grow

a)

in shady areas

b)

low to the ground in order to be close to a water source

c)

in sunny areas

d)

very tall