Which statement is true about both an earthworm and a snake?

The snake is a vertebrate because it has a flexible backbone

What is the difference between members of the plant kingdom and members of the animal kingdom?

Plants make their own food; animals eat other living things

How do you know that flowers and ferns growing together are not part of the same plant?

Flowers make seeds but ferns make spores.

Which two organisms are most closely related?

Canis domesticus and Canis lupus

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Classifying Living Things

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1
Which is a group of animals with no backbones?
fungi
vertebrates
invertebrates
reptiles
2
Organizing things into groups based on how they are alike is called what?
vertebrate
species
kingdom
classification
3
Which statement is true about both an earthworm and a snake?
The worm is an invertebrate because it has shiny skin.
Both are vertebrates because they both have a head and tail.
The snake is a vertebrate because it has a flexible backbone
They are both invertebrates because neither has legs.
4
What is the largest group for classifying living things?
kingdom
species
classification
vertebrate
5
Which two animals are invertebrates?
snail and robin
zebra fish and zebra
octopus and starfish
angelfish and butterfly
6
Which two living things are most closely related?
clam and fish
moth and bird
ocelot and tiger
snake and starfish
7
Which plant does not have tubes?
apple tree
fern
moss
pine tree
8
What is the difference between members of the plant kingdom and members of the animal kingdom?
Animals have many cells; plants have only one cell
Plants have stiff tubes; animals have backbones
Animal cells have no nucleus; plant cells have a nucleus
Plants make their own food; animals eat other living things
9
Which of these is a kingdom?
vertebrates
invertebrates
reptiles
fungi
10
Which is the smallest group for classifying living things?
phylum
kingdom
species
class
11
How do you know that flowers and ferns growing together are not part of the same plant?
Ferns make seeds in cones not in flowers.
Flowers grow on trees not on the ground.
Flowers make seeds but ferns make spores.
Ferns grow on trees not on the ground.
12
Which two organisms are most closely related?
Canis domesticus and Canis lupus
Panthera tigris and Felis pardalis
Felis domesticus and Canis domesticus
Mustelus canis and Erythromiun dens-canis
13
Which three groups are in the correct order from largest to smallest?
kingdom, species, order
order, class, kingdom
family, phylum, genus
family, genus, species
14
Which group has the greatest number of animal species?
mammals
vertebrates
invertebrates
protists
15
What is an animal with a backbone called?
species
vertebrate
classification
kingdom
16
Within a kingdom, what is the largest grouping of organisms?
genus
order
phylum
species

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