Chapter 3 Science Review

Question 1

True or False: All Protists and Archaea are neither plant nor animal.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

A vertebrate has a ______________.

Accepted Answer

backbone

Question 3

The level of classification of living things below kingdom is __________________.

Accepted Answer

phylum

Question 4

A vascular plant that reproduces using cones and seeds is a

Accepted Answer

conifer

Question 5

Scientists also classify plants according to _______________.

Accepted Answer

how they reproduce

Question 6

Animals with jointed legs, a tough outer skeleton, and no backbone are called ______________.

Accepted Answer

an arthropod

Question 7

What are the levels of classification from largest to smallest?

Accepted Answer

kingdom, phylum, class, species

Question 8

Which BEST describes an amphibian?

Accepted Answer

It is cold-blooded and usually lays eggs in water.

Question 9

An invertebrate does not have a(n) _____________.

Accepted Answer

backbone

Question 10

A lobster is best classified as a(n)___________.

Accepted Answer

arthropod

Question 11

How would a scientist classify a vascular plant with no seeds?

Accepted Answer

fern

Question 12

Plants are classified by scientists as vascular and _________________.

Accepted Answer

nonvascular

Question 13

Which of the following animals is an invertebrate?

Accepted Answer

worm

Question 14

Using a dichotomous key, how many choices are given for each question?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 15

What are the different ways that plants reproduce?

Accepted Answer

seeds, spores

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a kingdom?

Accepted Answer

mammals

Question 17

To put specific things into a group means to ______________.

Accepted Answer

classify

Question 18

The most similar members of a genus belong to which level?

Accepted Answer

species

Question 19

There three domains of classification. They are Archaea, Eukarya, and _______.

Accepted Answer

Bacteria

Question 20

Which statement BEST describes conifers?

Accepted Answer

Conifers reproduce using cones and seeds.

Question 21

Eukarya's four kingdoms are Protists, Fungi, Plants, and ______________.

Accepted Answer

Animals

Question 22

What makes mammals different from all other vertebrates?

Accepted Answer

They give milk to their young.

Question 23

The five classes of vertebrates are fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and ________________.

Accepted Answer

birds

Question 24

Plants and animals are similar because both __________.

Accepted Answer

are multicellular.

Question 25

What is a tool used to identify organisms?

Accepted Answer

dichotomous key

Chapter 3 Science Review

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Chapter 3 Science Review

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