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Classification Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

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.

Classification is...

a)

The process of grouping things based on their similarities

b)

The process of dissecting a frog

c)

The process in which someone puts an animal in a box

d)

I don’t know

20.

A species is...

a)

A group of vastly different organisms

b)

A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

c)

An animal that is one of its kind

d)

A cell

21.

Binomial Nomenclature is...

a)

The making and producing of paper

b)

A study lesson

c)

The system in which each organism is given a unique, two-part scientific name that indicates its genus and species

d)

The name of a French Scientist

22.

Levels of Classification...

a)

Domain, kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genus, species

b)

Kingdom, class, phylum, domain, family, genus, species, order

c)

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

d)

None of them

23.

The three domains are..

a)

Family, archea, order

b)

Archea, bacteria, chordata

c)

Eukarya, archea, bacteria

d)

None of them

24.

Eukarya includes...

a)

Familiar kingdom of plants, animals, and fungi, and a less familiar kingdom, Protista, which has much simpler organisms. (Eukarya members are also called eukaryotes.) Eukaryotes contain a nucleus with DNA.

b)

A group of closely related animals.

c)

Similar to Charles Darwin.

d)

None of these

25.

Archaea contains...

a)

A group of one-celled organisms with no nucleus in their cells.

b)

I don’t know.

c)

A group of spine animals.

d)

Cells with a nucleus.

26.

Bacteria contains...

a)

Viruses

b)

A nucleus with a virus cell

c)

One cell, no nucleus but has a different structure and chemical processes from those of Archaea

d)

None of the above

27.

A complete scientific name...

a)

Has to be over 30 letters long

b)

Is written in italics and the first letter in the first word is capitalized, it is also most likely written in Latin

c)

Has all capital letters

d)

All lowercase and contains an X

28.

Charles Darwin was...

a)

The person who discovered america

b)

One of the first scientists to understand evolution and believed in natural selection

c)

A French sailor

d)

None of the above

29.

The process by which unrelated organisms evolve similar characteristics is called..

a)

Taxonomic key

b)

Convergent evolution

c)

Dolphin

d)

Donut

30.

Carolus Linneas..

a)

Created the taxonomic key which arranged organisms in groups based on their observable characteristics

b)

Invented bones

c)

Created the first boat

d)

None of the above

31.

Which one is NOT a domain?

a)

Chordata

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukarya

d)

Archaea

32.

Divergent evolution refers to..

a)

They share the same food/diet

b)

Two different organisms that are related because they share a common physical characteristic

c)

Two different organisms that are related because they share a common ancestor

d)

None