Diversity of Living Things - Vocabulary (Grade 6)

Question 1

Fins, gills, wings, beaks, and talons are all examples of:

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Adaptations

Question 2

I am cold-blooded. I am in the Animal Kingdom. I hatch from an egg. What "Class" am I part of?

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Reptiles

Question 3

This Wetland area is an example of a:

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Habitat

Question 4

I am a whole Kingdom that includes all bacteria, and some types of algae. What Kingdom am I?

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Moneran

Question 5

The area where a living thing makes its home is normally called a:

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Habitat

Question 6

Any animal that does NOT have a backbone is called a(n):

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Insect

Question 7

This phylum of animals includes all living things with jointed legs, and an exoskeleton

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Invertebrates

Question 8

This class of animals hatches from eggs, and most of them can fly

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Birds

Question 9

The remains or traces of living things that lived in the past are called:

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Fossils

Question 10

An organism that is so small that you need a microscope to see it.

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Microorganism

Question 11

What KINGDOM do I belong to?

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Animals

Question 12

I am a whole Kingdom that grows on other living things. What Kingdom am I?

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Fungi

Question 13

A special skill, ability, or structure that helps a living thing survive is called a(n):

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Adaptation

Question 14

Any animal that HAS a backbone is called a(n):

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Vertebrate

Question 15

I live in an aquatic habitat, and I use gills to breathe. What CLASS of animal am I?

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Fish

Question 16

I am part of the Arthropod phylum. Everyone in my phylum has an exoskeleton. What am I?

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Insect

Question 17

I have 3 body parts, not 2. I have 6 legs, not 8. What am I?

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Insect

Question 18

Everyone in my Kingdom uses photosynthesis to feed themselves. We are:

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Plants

Question 19

The Kingdom that includes Amoebas and Paramecium is called the _______________ Kingdom

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Protist

Question 20

The largest group possible for classifying a living thing. There are 5 of these in total.

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Kingdom

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