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A #science quiz to review #animalclassification
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1
What are the five classes of vertebrates?
Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Sponges, Arthropods
Fish, Mammals, Echinoderms, Mollusks, Amphibians
Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Fish
Reptiles, Amphibians, Mammals, Fish, Cnidarians
2
When you classify, you put things in?
Order
Columns
Rows
Groups
3
Which is an example of a physical adaption?
A bear hibernating
A skunk spraying its predator
A camel's hump
A whale migrating
4
What are the stages of the frog's life cycle?
Egg, Pupa, Tadpole, Adult
Egg, Tadpole, Pupa, Adult
Egg, Adult
Egg, Tadpole, Adult
5
Which is the smallest level of classification?
Genus
Order
Species
Family
6
All birds...
Breathe with gills
Give live birth
Have soft, moist skin
All answers are incorrect
7
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, ____, Genus, Species. What is the missing group?
Familiar
Protists
Family
Clan
8
What do Archaea and Bacteria have in common?
Multicellular
No Nucleus
Nucleus
Large Organisms
9
What do we call a scientist who names and identifies animals?
Scientist
Taxonomist
Biologist
Zoologist
10
What is an example of a physical adaptation?
A polar bear having a warm fur coat
Geese migrating south for the winter
Wolves living in packs
A deer running away from danger
11
What is a learned behavior?
A behavior animals learned in adulthood
A behavior animals are born with
A behavior animals must be taught
A behavior animals learn in school
12
Which group of invertebrates have stinging cells on their tentacles?
Echinoderms
Mollusks
Cnidarians
Octopus
13
What characteristic increases an organisms chance of survival?
Behavior
Adaptation
Species
Camouflage
14
Which two classification levels are used to scientifically name an organism?
Genus and Class
Genus and Phylum
Genus and Family
Genus and Species
15
What does metamorphosis mean?
Change in behavior
Change in form
Classification of animals
Study of animals
16
A sea turtle's animal classification is?
Fish
Reptile
Amphibian
Cnidarian
17
What adaptation allows an animal to look very much like another animal or object?
Migration
Mimicry
Acting
Camouflage
18
What do mammals feed their young?
Chocolate
Bread
Grass
Milk
19
Animals that make their own body heat are?
Cold-blooded
Red-blooded
Warm-blooded
Hot-blooded
20
Which group of organisms with similar traits can mate and produce offspring?
Class
Genus
Species
Family
21
Which scientist was famous for coming up with the two-naming system used to identify organisms?
Albert Einstein
Carolus Linnaeus
Niels Bohr
Ernest Rutherford
22
How many levels of the classification system are there?
8
6
5
7
23
The octopus belongs to which animal group?
Mollusks
Cnidarians
Worms
Echinoderm
24
Which of the following belong to mammals?
Humans
All answers are correct
Whales
Elephants
25
Which is the largest classification level?
Genus
Kingdom
Class
Family
26
The genus name for humans is?
Human
Homo Sapiens
Homo
Sapiens
27
Which adaptation allows animals to blend in with their surroundings?
Hiding
Camouflage
Mimicry
Disguise
28
Comparing or organizing things into groups is called?
Coming Together
Fundraising
Separating
Classification
29
Animals that begin their life in water and live the rest of their life in land are called ?
Fish
Birds
Amphibian
Reptiles
30
Which group of invertebrates have bodies divided into five parts?
Worms
Cnidarians
Mollusks
Echinoderms
31
What tool is used to name and identify unknown organisms?
Microscope
Dichotomous Key
Dictionary
Magnifying Glass
32
Which of the following animals is an invertebrate?
Snail
Zebra
Fish
Human
33
How do cold-blooded animals get their heat?
From living in the sea
From their surroundings
From their heart
From living in the desert
34
What do scientists call the two naming system used to identify unknown organisms?
Trinomial Nomenclature
Binomial Nomenclature
Scientific Naming
Animal Classification
35
Some animals begin as an egg and then undergo changes in their?
Larva
Egg
Life Cycle
Family
36
Scientists _______ animals into groups to understand them better.
Split
Partner
Pair
Classify
37
What is the major change in the body form of an animal during its life cycle called?
Life
Gene
Trait
Metamorphosis
38
Mammals are covered with?
Moist Skin
Scales
Air
Hair
39
Which invertebrate is a filter feeder?
Cnidarian
Arthropod
Mollusk
Sponge
40
What is a physical adaptation?
A behavioral change that helps an animal survive better
A way an animal collects food for survival
A way animals act
A change to an animal's body to help it survive better
41
All Reptiles...
All answers are correct
Breathe with lungs
Are covered in scales
Are cold-blooded
42
What two adaptations do animals have to avoid being captured?
Mimicry, Camouflage
Hibernation, Camouflage
Migration, Hibernation
Mimicry, Hibernation
43
A group of similar animals is called a(n)?
Group
Phylum
Adaptation
Pack
44
Which is an example of a behavioral adaption?
A giraffe's long neck
A opossum playing dead
An eagle's sharp beak
A rhinoceros's horn
45
Why are adaptations important?
To help animals survive better
To help animals adjust to their environment
To help animals from not becoming extinct
All answers are correct
46
What is an instinct?
A behavior that must be taught
A behavior animals learn from watching other animals
A behavior an animal cannot perform
A behavior that animals are born with
47
Which of the following animals lay eggs?
Tigers
Whales
Humans
Robin
48
Which animal class lives their entire life in water and lays eggs without shells?
Mammals
Reptiles
Amphibians
Fish
49
Which is an example of a behavioral adaptation?
A frog's long tongue
A duck's webbed feet
A bear hibernating
An elephant's long trunk
50
What do all arthropods have in common?
Jointed Legs, Segmented Bodies, One or Two Shells
Segmented Bodies, Jointed Legs, Exoskeleton
Spiny Coverings, Jointed Legs, Exoskeleton
Soft Bodies, Jointed Legs, Exoskeleton
51
Which is an example of a physical adaptation?
Fish swimming in schools
A snow rabbit's white fur
Whales migrating
Bears hibernating
52
What do all vertebrates have in common?
They all have fur
They all breathe with lungs
They all have a backbone
They all have four legs
53
Fish are streamlined in shape for faster movement in water. This is an example of?
Psychological Adaptation
Physical Adaptation
Attitude Adaptation
Behavioral Adaptation
54
What are the seven levels of classification?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Soda
Kingdom, Phillip, Class, Over, Family, Genus, Species
King, Phylum, Class, Order, For, Grape, Species
55
What is a large group of related animals called?
Species
Family
Genus
Phylum
56
Why do scientists use a classification system?
To organize their information about organisms
All answers are correct
To make communication easier
To accurately name organisms
57
What are the four kingdoms of Eukarya?
Protists, Fungi, Archaea, Bacteria
Protists, Fungi, Dinosaurs, Animals
Protists, Fungi, Plants, Animals
Protists, Fungi, Animals, Aliens
58
Which animal class gives live birth and feeds their young milk?
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
Fish
59
Which is the correct way to write the scientific name for humans?
homo Sapiens
homo sapiens
Homo Sapiens
Homo sapiens
60
What is an invertebrate?
An animal without hair
An animal without legs
An animal with a backbone
An animal without a backbone
