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Chapter 3 - Classifying Organisms
Chapter 3 - Classifying Organisms
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1
If a plant is vascular, it...
Reproduce using spores.
Reproduces using seeds.
Has tubes to carry food and water.
Has tubes to carry oxygen.
2
How would you classify an animal that has scales and uses lungs to breathe?
fish
reptile
bird
amphibian
3
Which animal does not belong in the phylum Mollusca or mollusk?
Squids
Snails
Worms
Slugs
4
Which best describes an amphibian?
It is cold-blooded and usually lays its eggs in water.
It is warm-blooded and can live on land and in the water.
It is cold-blooded and covered with scales.
It is warm-blooded and covered with soft, moist skin.
5
How would you classify an animal that is cold-blooded, has scales, and breathes through gills?
reptile
bird
amphibian
fish
6
Which statement is true about ALL Protists and Archaea?
They are neither single-celled or multi-celled.
They are neither plant nor animal.
They live together in colonies.
They live inside another organism.
7
What are the levels of classification from largest to smallest?
kingdom, phylum, class, species
species, kingdom, class, phylum
species, kingdom, phylum, class
kingdom, class, phylum, species
8
Which is NOT a reason that scientists use dichotomous keys?
to make communication easier
to name unknown organisms
to test organisms for diseases
to sort organisms into similar groups
9
Look at the animal in the picture. How is it best classified?
mollusk
arthropod
vertebrae
worm
10
How would you classify a plant that makes seeds inside its fruits?
flowering plants
conifer
fern
moss
11
How are plants similar to animals?
Plants and animals contain chlorophyll.
Plants and animals reproduce using cones or spores.
Plants and animals are multicellular organisms.
Plants and animals make their own sugar for food.
12
Which best describes conifers?
Conifers reproduce using cones and seeds.
Conifers are nonvascular plants.
Conifers do not have leaves.
Confers are protists.
13
How would scientists classify a vascular plant with no seeds?
fern
moss
flowering plant
conifer
14
What makes mammals different from all other vertebrates?
They use lungs to breathe.
They are warm-blooded.
They give milk to their young.
They live on land.
15
Which of the following is NOT a kingdom?
Plants
Protists
Mammals
Fungi
16
The smallest level of classification is a _____________.
Kingdom
Class
Species
Genus
17
Which of the following animals is an invertebrate?
bear
worm
woodpecker
rattlesnake
18
Which phylum name means "joined feet"?
Mollusk
Arthropod
Annelid
Chordata
19
Which is NOT a way that animals are different from other organisms.
Animals cannot make their own food.
Animals reproduce using spores.
Animals are multicellular.
Animals move about during part or all of their lives.
20
What does a vertebrate have that an invertebrate not have?
a backbone
a brain
gills
lungs
