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Animal/Plant Classification
52 Questions DATE :

1. Which class of animals has the following list of characteristics?

· Cold Blooded
· Lays Eggs
· Bodies are covered with dry scales

A Reptiles B Fish

C Mammals D Amphibians

2. Which of the following features would be least likely to help you figure out which group an
animal belongs?

A if the animal is warm or cold blooded B if the animal can fly

if the animal on its own from one place

C if the animal has a backbone D
can move to another place

3. Almost all animals fall into one of two groups. These groups are

A a) Single cellular and multicellular B a) Vertebrates and Invertebrates

C a) Vertebrates and Plants D Mammals and amphibians

4. Vascular plants that produce flowers are

.

A Nonvascular B Angiosperms

C Fungi D Gymnosperms

5. What is the difference between a reptile and an amphibian?

A reptile has a back bone and amphibians An amphibian has a back bone and
A B
do not. reptiles do not.

A reptile has adaptations for life on land An amphibian has adaptations for life on
C D
and water and amphibians do not. land and water and reptiles do not.
 6. Why do scientists sort out all organisms into groups according to the similarities between
them?

Scientists sort organisms for the purpose Scientists do not need to sort organisms
A B
of classification. into similar groups.

Scientists sort organisms for the purpose Scientists sort organisms and call it
C D
of naming. dividing.

7. Gymnosperms and angiosperms both ______________.

A are nonvascular B produce fruit

C produce flowers D produce seeds

8. Which of the following is NOT true about vertebrates?

Vertebrate bodies are more complex than

A Vertebrates have no backbone. B
those of invertebrates.

There are many more invertebrates than Vertebrates can be divided into five
C D
vertebrate. classes.

9. There are classes of vertebrates.

A twelve B two

C six D five

10. Redwood trees can grow to be very tall. They can grow so tall because they are

A deciduous. B vascular.

C flowering. D nonvascular.

11. Which plant would be considered non-vascular?

A Oak tree B Fern

C Liverwort D Rose bush

12. What do birds and mammals have in common?

A They are warm blooded. B Their bodies are covered in hair.

C They give birth to eggs. D The mothers feed their young with milk
13. Which two groups of animals would be least likely to survive in a dry desert environment?

A mammals and reptiles B arthropods and reptiles

C amphibians and fish D fish and arthropods

14. Which choice below best completes the sentence? Most do not lay eggs.

A mammals B arthropods

C fish D birds

15. Which type of animal has hair/fur and gives milk to its young?

A amphibian B reptile

C fish D mammal

16. Which type of animal lives partly in water and partly on land?

A insect B amphibian

C reptile D bird

17. Which type of animal is not cold-blooded?

A reptile B amphibian

C mammal D fish

18. Which animal breathes with gills?

A iguana B snake

C turtle D trout

19. Which animal lays eggs?

A python B cheetah

C rabbit D gibbon

20. What is the biggest difference between warm & cold-blooded animals?

A Their feathers B Their body temperature

C Their skin D Their surroundings

21. Are there more cold or warm-blooded animals in the world?

A Cold B Warm
22. Which groups are warm-blooded?

A birds and mammals B fish and mammals

C birds and reptiles D birds and amphibians

23. What kind of skin does a reptile have?

A scales and slime B exoskeleton

C moist skin D dry, scaly

24. What is the body covering for mammals?

A dry scales B fur/hair

C scales D exoskeleton

25. Why do scientists classify animals?

A to organize their information B to learn more about animals

C all of the above D to show how they are related

26. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of animals?

A All animals have a definite shape. B All animals use energy.

The cells of all animals have nuclei and

C All animals are many- celled. D
organelles.

27. Lungs and moist skin are characteristics of which of the following vertebrates?

A lizards B fish

C amphibians D reptiles

28. How are a fish and an amphibian alike?

They have fins to keep them upright in the Their body temperature changes with the
A B
water surroundings

C They grow legs when they get older

29. Which domain contains organisms that are unicellular, prokaryotic, and can cause illness yet
also make food such as yogurt.

A Archaea B Bacteria

C Eukarya
30. What is taxonomy?

the process of observing an organism's the scientific study of how living things are
A B
behavior classified

the name of Linneaus' classification the process used by geologists to classify

C D
system rocks

31. what is photosynthesis

A chemidcal enegy B when cats explode

C another word for fungus D a prossess used by plants to obtain food

32. type of plant that transports water through tubes

A non-vascular B vascular

33. type of plant that absorb water through the surface of their cells (like moss)

A vascular B non-vascular

34. using water from the soil, carbon dioxide from the air, and energy from the sun to make
food

A classification B fertilization

C photosynthesis D xylem

35. What group would this plant belong in?

A vascular, spore-producing B vascular, seed-producing

C nonvascular, seed-producing D nonvascular, cone-bearing

36. Ferns are ____________ plants.

A seedless vascular B angiosperm

C nonvascular D gymnosperm
37. It stores food, water, and waste in cells.

A ER B vacuole

C mitochondria D lysosome

38. It's the pigment that gives plants their green color; traps sunlight.

A chlorophyll B chloroplast

39. Two characteristics of a mammal are __________________.

fur or hair covering their bodies and cold- feathers or scales covering their bodies
A B
blooded and warm-blooded

warm-blooded and make milk for their

C D cold-blooded and live birth
young

40. Which class of animals has the following list of characteristics?

· Cold Blooded
· Lays Eggs
· Bodies are covered with dry scales

A Reptiles B Amphibians

C Fish D Mammals

41. Two characteristics of amphibians are _______________________.

A warm-blooded and hatch from eggs B moist skin and warm-blooded

C live birth and moist skin D cold-blooded and hatch from eggs

42.

A Nonvascular B Vascular Flowering

C Vascular Seedless D Vascular Nonflowering

43.

A Vascular Flowering B Non-Vascular

C Vascular Nonflowering D Vascular Seedless

44.

A Vascular Nonflowering B Vascular Flowering

C Non-Vascular D Vascular Seedless

45. Plants that have true roots, stems and leaves are called ____.

A vascular plants B spore plants

C seed plants D nonvascular plants

46. ____ are plants that produce naked, or not covered, seeds.

A Vascular B Angiosperms

C Nonvascular D Gymnosperms

47. The two groups of seed plants are....

A short and tall B angiosperms and gymnosperms

C spores and seeds D vascular and nonvascular

48. Vascular seed plants that produce seeds in flowers are called....

A gametophytes B angiosperms

C gymnosperms D sporophytes

49. Seedless plants reproduce with ___.

A spores B binary fission

C seeds D flowers

50. ____ plants do not have a complex system to transport water, nutrients, and food through
their bodies.

A vascular B flowering

C nonvascular D tall

51. Flowering plants belong to which group of plants?

A Angiosperms B Gymnosperms

C Ferns D Bryophytes

52. Why is moss a nonvascular plant?

It does not have true roots, leaves, or

A B It only has phloem
stems

C It has true roots, leaves, and stems D It has xylem and phloem
Answer Key

1.a 2.c 3.b 4.b

5.d 6.a 7.d 8.b

9.d 10.b 11.c 12.a

13.c 14.a 15.d 16.b

17.c 18.d 19.a 20.b

21.a 22.a 23.d 24.b

25.c 26.a 27.c 28.b

29.b 30.b 31.d 32.b

33.b 34.c 35.a 36.a

37.b 38.a 39.c 40.a

41.d 42.a 43.d 44.a

45.a 46.d 47.b 48.b

49.a 50.c 51.a 52.a