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year 7 topic test classification

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The correct order of classification from the BROADEST group to the most narrow is:

a)

Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

b)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Genus, Species

c)

Domain, Kingdom, Family, Order, Phylum, Class, Genus, Species

d)

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

2.

The study of how things are classified is known as:

a)

Binomial nomenclature

b)

Taxonomy

c)

A dichotomous key

3.

The 2-part naming system developed by Linneus is known as:

a)

Dichotomous key

b)

Binomial nomenclature

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Classification

4.

Which Domain do humans exist in?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Eukarya

c)

Archaea

5.

A scientist finds an organism that cannot move. It has many cells, produces spores, and gets food from its environment. Which kingdom does it likely belong to?

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

6.

What are the two parts of a scientific name?

a)

Domain and Genus

b)

Domain and Kingdom

c)

Phylum and Class

d)

Genus and Species

7.

The sun is

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

8.

Bacteria are organisms with only one cell.

Bacteria are

a)

multicellular

b)

omnicellular

c)

homocellular

d)

unicellular

9.

All living things _____ and get bigger.

a)

energy

b)

grow

c)

reproduce

d)

move

10.

What is the acronym used to remember the 7 characteristics of living things?

a)

MRS BROWN

b)

MRS GREN

c)

MR FAB

d)

MISS GREEN

11.

Invertebrate are animals

a)

Without a backbone

b)

Have a spine

c)

Has a backbone made of cartilage

d)

That look like plants

12.

Sponges

a)

Are plants

b)

Are plankton

c)

Are found in cold waters

d)

Are filter feeders

13.

Invertebrate are animals

a)

Without a backbone

b)

Have a spine

c)

Has a backbone made of cartilage

d)

That look like plants

14.

Sponges

a)

Are plants

b)

Are plankton

c)

Are found in cold waters

d)

Are filter feeders

15.

Which of these animals is not a crustacean?

a)

lobster

b)

crayfish

c)

crabs

d)

clam

16.

A squid is a member of what family that have soft bodies.

a)

Sponges

b)

Crustaceans

c)

Molluscs

d)

Coelenterates

17.

Common characteristics of Echinoderms are

a)

Tubed feet, no shell

b)

spiky skin, have an exoskeloton

c)

symmetrical body usually 5 sided, are plants

d)

tubed feet, symmetrical body usually 5 sided

18.

Jellyfish, sea anemone, coral, are part of what invertebrate group

a)

Molluscs

b)

Coelenterates

c)

Sponges

d)

Stingers

19.

Animals and plants differ because

a)

Animals are found on land and the water while plants are only on land.

b)

Plants only need water to survive.

c)

Animals can survive without the sun and water

d)

Animals give off CO2 and plants need to make food by photosynthesis.

20.

Which group are all the same classification?

a)

lobster, coral, hermit crab

b)

Shrimp, jellyfish , bluebottle

c)

mussel, octopus, scallop

d)

Sea cucumbers, starfish, pipi

21.

What percent of animals in the sea do invertebrates make up?

a)

5%

b)

90%

c)

97%

d)

75%

22.

What animal would have an exoskeleton?

a)

sponge

b)

crab

c)

bluebottle

d)

shark

23.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
24.

There are five categories of vertebrates. Which one is not a vertebrate?

a)

Mammals

b)

Birds

c)

Insects

d)

Reptiles

25.

I have fur, I breathe with lungs, and I am warm blooded. What am I?

a)

Mammal

b)

Amphibian

c)

Bird

d)

Reptile

26.
My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water.  What am I?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Bird
d)
Fish
27.

My body is warm and covered in feathers. I lay eggs which hatch into chickens. What am I?

a)

Reptile

b)

Amphibian

c)

Mammal

d)

Bird

28.

I have fur and I can fly. I feed my young on milk, and have live births. What am I?

a)

Reptile

b)

Bird

c)

Mammal

d)

Fish

29.
I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs.  What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibian
d)
Reptile
30.

Mammals are covered with...

a)

scales

b)

a hard shell

c)

smooth, moist skin

d)

None of the above

31.

Animals that begin their life in the water and later live on land are called...

a)

Birds

b)

Amphibians

c)

Mammals

d)

Reptiles

32.
All of the following are characteristics of mammals except _____
a)
they give birth to live young
b)
they produce milk
c)
they breathe through gills
d)
they are covered with hair
33.

Select all the ways birds and mammals are alike?

a)

mothers take care of their babies

b)

both are warm blooded

c)

both have hollow bones to fly

d)

both are vertebrates

34.

How are amphibians and reptiles alike

a)

both are cold blooded

b)

both have scaly skin

c)

both lay eggs

d)

both have backbones

35.

What word means body temperature changes when the outside temperature changes?

a)

piokilothermic

b)

homeothermic

c)

classify

d)

vertebrate

36.
What word means to divide into groups?
a)
cold blooded
b)
warm blooded
c)
classify
d)
vertebrate
37.

What word means body temperature stays the same no matter what the outside temperature is?

a)

poikilothermic

b)

homeothermic

c)

classify

d)

vertebrate

38.
What are animals with a backbone called?
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
backies
39.
What group of vertebrates are robins and owls?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
amphibians
d)
birds
40.
Which group of vertebrates lay jelly like eggs?
a)
amphibian
b)
reptile
c)
bird
d)
mammal
41.
Which group has a protective skin covering?
a)
birds/fish
b)
reptiles
c)
mammals/amphibians
d)
all
42.
Which class of vertebrates feeds milk to its young?
a)
amphibians
b)
fish
c)
mammals
d)
reptiles
43.

In a dichotomous key, organisms should be classified based on their

a)

diet

b)

habitat

c)

observable features

d)

sounds they make

44.

How many options should every branch in a dichotomous key have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

Why do scientists use dichotomous keys?

a)

To arrange organisms based on habitat

b)

To determine evolutionary history

c)

To identify different organisms

d)

To analyse feeding habits

46.

Which of the following is a centipede?

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

Identify leaf F

a)

Cydonia

b)

Magnolia

c)

Aesculus

d)

Fraxinus

e)

Ilex

48.

What feature does this dichotomous key use to identify organisms?

a)

Number of legs

b)

Body colour and pattern

c)

Presence of wings

d)

Surface features

49.

If you were to make a dichotomous key to identify this organism, which option would NOT be used?

a)

Presence of webbed feet

b)

Presence of tail

c)

Fur on the body

d)

Ability to swim

e)

Absence of wings

50.

Which of the following organisms is M. erminea?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

51.

Based on the dichotomous key, which bird is Certhidea? (Slender = thin; stout= round)

a)

Bird W

b)

Bird X

c)

Bird Y

d)

Bird Z

52.

Identify the plant shown

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

53.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

54.

What class of vertebrates does organism T belong to?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Birds

c)

Fish

d)

Mammals

55.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

56.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

57.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

58.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

59.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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