Which is the best description of the verb, "classify?"

Classify means to sort or group according to characteristics

Vertebrates are classified as:

fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals

Why do scientists use a system of classification?

To study how organisms look, live, grow, change & reproduce

Horses and humans are similar because they both

belong to the animal kingdom and are vertebrates.

Scientists use kingdoms to group organisms.What groups are a part of theFive Kingdoms of Life?

Bacteria, Protists, Animals, Fungi, and Plants

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Classification Factual

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This is a 10 question quiz that can be used following the introduction of a fifth grade Classification unit. Standard S5L1.

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1
Which is the best description of the verb, "classify?"
Classify means to separate or group by size only.
Classify means to place an ad in the newspaper.
Classify means to sort or group according to characteristics
Classify means to reduce by a certain number.
2
Vertebrates are classified as:
fish, birds, and reptiles
mammals only
amphibians, birds, and mammals
fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals
3
What is the largest grouping of organisms called?
species
class
phylum
kingdom
4
Why do scientists use a system of classification?
To know if an organism is a vertebrate or invertebrate.
To study how organisms look, live, grow, change & reproduce
To group rocks and minerals according to their growth.
To make it easier to go to find items in a grocery store.
5
Organisms that have a backbone are known as
vertical
vertebrates
invertebrates
spineless
6
Horses and humans are similar because they both
hair and are invertebrates
have live births and are invertebrates
belong to the animal kingdom and are vertebrates.
four limbs and hatch eggs
7
The animal kingdom is divided into two main classifications. What are those two classications?
Vertebrates, Invertebrates
Mammals, Vertebrates
Invertebrates, Antropods
Vertebrates, Antropods
8
Humans belong to which of the Five Kingdoms of Life?
Vertebrates
Bacteria
Mammals
Animal
9
Scientists use kingdoms to group organisms.What groups are a part of theFive Kingdoms of Life?
Protists, Mold, Plants, Invertebrates, and Vertebrates
Bacteria, Protists, Animals, Fungi, and Plants
Bacteria, Yeast, Mold, Plants, and Protists
Bacteria, Producers, Animals, Food, and Plants
10
Most animals are
extinct
invertebrates
protists
vertebrates

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