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WorksheetsScience Plant and Animal Classification
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Plants that have roots, stems, and leaves are called
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
vascular
d)
nonvascular
2.
Plants that do not have roots, stems, or leaves are called -
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
vascular
d)
nonvascular
3.
Animals that have a backbone are called -
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
vascular
d)
nonvascular
4.
Animals that do not have a backbone are called -
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
vascular
d)
nonvascular
5.
Daisies, tulips and roses are examples of -
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
vascular
d)
nonvascular
6.
Crabs, jellyfish, and worms are examples of -
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
vascular
d)
nonvascular
7.
Bears, fish, and humans are examples of -
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
vascular
d)
vascular
8.
Which of these is not a plant?
a)
evergreen
b)
flower
c)
wheat
d)
mushroom
9.
Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are ___ plants.
a)
nonvascular
b)
vascular
10.
Which group of vertebrates is found only in water?
a)
Fish
b)
Crustaceans
c)
Amphibians
d)
Fish and amphibians
11.
Which vertebrate groups lay eggs
a)
Birds and fish only
b)
Birds and amphibians only
c)
Birds only
d)
Birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
12.
Another name for a backbone
a)
invertebrae
b)
humerus
c)
femur
d)
vertebrate
13.
Dolphins belong to which group of vertebrates?
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibians
d)
Reptiles
14.
I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs. What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibian
d)
Reptile
15.
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
16.
Which of the following is the MOST important reason that scientists classify living things?
a)
It allows scientists to count groups of organisms quickly.
b)
It makes it easier for scientists to capture organisms in the wild.
c)
It helps scientists see how organisms are alike or different.
d)
It shows scientists why organisms act the way they do.
17.
Three animals shown below are reptiles and one is a mammal. Which animal is a mammal?
a)
Turtle
b)
Lizard
c)
Mouse
d)
Crocodile
18.
Trees, wild flowers, and grasses are all considered to be
a)
vascular plants
b)
nonvascular plants
c)
woody plants
d)
non-woody plants
19.
What do ferns have that apple trees do not have?
a)
stems
b)
roots
c)
flowers
d)
spores
20.
Redwood trees can grow to be very tall. They can grow so tall because they are
a)
vascular
b)
deciduous
c)
nonvascular
d)
flowering
21.
Scientists classify plants by:
a)
How they use photosynthesis
b)
How they reproduce
c)
How they transport water
d)
How they transport water and reproduce
22.
What are three examples of nonvascular plants?
a)
grasses, daffodils and tomatoes
b)
mosses, tomatoes and dandelions
c)
mosses, liverworts, hornworts
d)
ferns, mosses, grasses
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