Intro to Animals & Classfication Test Prep

BRANCH OF SCIENCE: The study of animals is this branch:

A distinct juvenile form of many animals that undergo metamorphosis to become adults

PHYLUM: Sand Dollars, Sea Stars and Sea Urchins are classified as:

BRANCH OF SCIENCE: Living Organisms within Saltwater Ecosystems belong to this branch:

What is malacology?

What is ichthyology?

BRANCH OF SCIENCE: The Study of LIVING ORGANISMS:

BRANCH OF SCIENCE: This is for the study of "hidden" animals:

Cetology is the study of...

How should the groups of a scientific name be written?

BRANCH OF SCIENCE: This refers to the study of organisms that live in fresh water:

Groups that organisms are placed into, such as phylum or family, are named using what language?

PHYLUM: Amphibians, Birds, Fish, Mammals & Reptiles are in this classification:

Stem cells are able to specialize and take on specific tasks and unique shapes:

Entomology is the science that studies...

Groups that organisms are placed into, such as phylum or family, are called

When typing a scientific name, what font setting should be used?

BRANCH OF SCIENCE: Body structure and organization of living things belongs to this branch:

The comparative study of organismal form and structure used in todays classification system is called:

Taxonomists use ranking systems to categorize animals, this is referred to as

PHYLUM: Arachnids, Crustaceans and Insects belong to the class of:

BRANCH OF SCIENCE: This classification is for the study of animals without backbones

Scientists believe the first living organisms were:

PHYLUM: Flatworms are classified as:

Which terms properly describe heterogametes

What two groups are used for a scientific name?

How are cryptic species usually discovered?

BRANCH OF SCIENCE: This is the study of how organisms interact with each other and with the environment

BRANCH OF SCIENCE: The study of life-forms existing in former geological time periods is called:

Clams, Octopi, Slugs, Snails and Squid belong to this classification:

Why did primitive cultures feel it was important to classify organisms?

PHYLUM: Roundworms are classified as:

Who was the first to attempt to classify living things?

Apiology is the study of what?

Which of the following is NOT a goal of a systematic zoologist:

Who developed the biological species concept?

What is conchology?

BRANCH OF SCIENCE: Science of Classifying Living Organisms is best called:

The scientific study of reptiles and amphibians

PHYLUM: Sponges are classified as:

What is an arachnology?

Scientists believe that animals evolved from

What Is Lepidoptery Better Known As?

When hand-writing a scientific name, you should always.....

What is ornithology?

Myrmecology is:

BRANCH OF SCIENCE: This is the study of animals that live on and harm other organisms:

BRANCH OF SCIENCE: Similarities and differences in animal morphology are studied in this branch of science

BRANCH OF SCIENCE: This classification is for the study of animals with backbones

Mammalogy

PHYLUM: Earthworms and Leeches belong to what classification:

Animals that can move, but usually stay in one place are called:

The vast majority of animals in the world are classified as vertebrates

PHYLUM: Please classify Coral, Jellyfish and Sea Anemones

BRANCH OF SCIENCE: Study of genes, heredity and the variations of organisms is this:

The correct order of taxa is: Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species

Assigning two-word names to all organisms is called: